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Protospongia
Taxonomy
Protospongia was named by Salter (1864).
It was assigned to Protospongidae by Henningsmoen (1952); to Protospongiidae by Henningsmoen (1958) and Rigby et al. (1998); to Reticulosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hexactinellida by Bambach et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Protospongidae by Henningsmoen (1952); to Protospongiidae by Henningsmoen (1958) and Rigby et al. (1998); to Reticulosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hexactinellida by Bambach et al. (2007).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1864 | Protospongia Salter |
| 1952 | Protospongia Henningsmoen |
| 1958 | Protospongia Henningsmoen |
| 1998 | Protospongia Rigby et al. |
| 2002 | Protospongia Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Protospongia Bambach et al. p. S80 |
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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. †Protospongia Salter 1864
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†Protospongia columbiana Rigby et al. 1998
†Protospongia conica Rigby and Harris 1979
†Protospongia fenestrata Salter 1864
†Protospongia gracilis Xiao et al. 2005
†Protospongia hicksi Hinde 1887
†Protospongia spina Mehl et al. 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available