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Spitsbergenia

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Heliospongiidae

Taxonomy
Spitsbergenia was named by Hurcewicz (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: P]. It is not extant. Its type is Spitsbergenia patella.

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

Species
S. patella (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Spitsbergenia Hurcewicz
2002Spitsbergenia Sepkoski
2004Spitsbergenia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyHeliospongiidaeFinks 1960
genusSpitsbergenia

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. †Spitsbergenia Hurcewicz 1982
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Spitsbergenia patella Hurcewicz 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available