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Asthenospongia
Taxonomy
Asthenospongia was named by Rigby et al. (1981) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 233]. It is not extant. Its type is Asthenospongia acantha.
It was assigned to Lyssacinosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asthenospongiidae by Botting (2004).
It was assigned to Lyssacinosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asthenospongiidae by Botting (2004).
Species
A. acantha (type species), A. cambria
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1981 | Asthenospongia Rigby et al. |
2002 | Asthenospongia Sepkoski |
2004 | Asthenospongia Botting |
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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.
G. †Asthenospongia Rigby et al. 1981
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†Asthenospongia acantha Rigby et al. 1981
†Asthenospongia cambria Botting 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available