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Kiwetinokia

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Discussion

Considered a root tuft of Palaeosaccus

Taxonomy
Kiwetinokia was named by Walcott (1920) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm lMid-l O]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Palaeosaccus by Finks and Rigby (2004).

It was assigned to Reticulosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protospongiidae by McMenamin (2008).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Kiwetinokia Walcott
2002Kiwetinokia Sepkoski
2008Kiwetinokia McMenamin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyProtospongioideaHinde 1887
familyProtospongiidaeHinde 1887
genusKiwetinokiaWalcott 1920

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. †Kiwetinokia Walcott 1920
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Kiwetinokia utahensis Walcott 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available