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Australispongia sinensis

Hexactinellida

Taxonomy
Australispongia sinensis was named by Dong and Knoll (1996). It is not extant. Its type locality is Paibi section, P90, which is in a Furongian slope limestone in the Huaqiao Formation of China. It is the type species of Australispongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Australispongia sinensis Dong and Knoll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
genusAustralispongia
speciessinensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Australispongia sinensis Dong and Knoll 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available