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Norfordia

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

Taxonomy
Norfordia was named by Rigby and Harris (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 231]. It is not extant. Its type is Norfordia gabrielsei.

It was assigned to Dictyospongiidae by Rigby and Harris (1979); to Lyssacinosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Prismodictyinae by Finks and Rigby (2004).

Species
N. gabrielsei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Norfordia Rigby and Harris
2002Norfordia Sepkoski
2004Norfordia Finks and Rigby p. 381

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDictyospongioideaHall and Clarke 1899
familyDictyospongiidaeHall and Clarke 1899
subfamilyPrismodictyinaede Laubenfels 1955
genusNorfordia

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. †Norfordia Rigby and Harris 1979
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Norfordia gabrielsei Rigby and Harris 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available