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Keriogastrospongia

Hexactinellida - Amphidiscosa - Pelicaspongiidae

Taxonomy
Keriogastrospongia was named by Wu (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Keriogastrospongia phialoides.

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

Species
K. phialoides (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Keriogastrospongia Wu
2002Keriogastrospongia Sepkoski
2004Keriogastrospongia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderAmphidiscosaSchrammen 1924
familyPelicaspongiidaeRigby 1970
genusKeriogastrospongiaWu 1989

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. †Keriogastrospongia Wu 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available