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Leptomitus teretiusculus

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae

Taxonomy
Leptomitus teretiusculus was named by Chen et al. (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Maotianshan, unit M2, which is in an Atdabanian marginal marine mudstone in the Qiongzhusi Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Leptomitus teretiusculus Chen et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyLeptomitidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusLeptomitusWalcott 1886
speciesteretiusculus

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Leptomitus teretiusculus Chen et al. 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available