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Leptomitus undulatus

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae

Taxonomy
Leptomitus undulatus was named by Rigby and Collins (2004). It is not extant. Its type locality is Walcott Quarry, Fossil Ridge, Greater Phyllopod Bed, which is in a Delamaran deep-water shale in the Burgess Shale Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Leptomitus undulatus Rigby and Collins

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

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.

Leptomitus undulatus Rigby and Collins 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available