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Arakespongia

Hexactinellida - Amphidiscosa - Pelicaspongiidae

Taxonomy
Arakespongia was named by Rigby et al. (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash-u Sepkoski's reference number: 205,262]. It is not extant. Its type is Arakespongia mega.

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

Species
A. mega (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Arakespongia Rigby et al.
2002Arakespongia Sepkoski
2004Arakespongia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderAmphidiscosaSchrammen 1924
familyPelicaspongiidaeRigby 1970
genusArakespongia

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. †Arakespongia Rigby et al. 1970
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Arakespongia mega Rigby et al. 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available