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Eochaunactis

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Saccospongiidae

Taxonomy
Eochaunactis was named by Rigby and Dixon (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 212]. It is not extant. Its type is Eochaunactis radiata.

It was assigned to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Saccospongiidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
E. radiata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Eochaunactis Rigby and Dixon
2002Eochaunactis Sepkoski
2004Eochaunactis Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderMegalithistida
suborderMegamorinaZittel 1878
familySaccospongiidae
genusEochaunactis

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.

G. †Eochaunactis Rigby and Dixon 1979
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Eochaunactis radiata Rigby and Dixon 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available