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Asteriospongia
Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Astraeospongiidae
Taxonomy
Asteriospongia was named by Rigby (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara]. It is not extant. Its type is Asteriospongia anatrope.
It was assigned to Astraeospongiidae by Rigby (1977); and to Heteractinida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Astraeospongiidae by Rigby (1977); and to Heteractinida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
A. anatrope (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Asteriospongia Rigby |
| 2002 | Asteriospongia Sepkoski, Jr. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available