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Australispongia
Taxonomy
Australispongia was named by Dong and Knoll (1996) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1216]. It is not extant. Its type is Australispongia sinensis.
It was assigned to Hexactinellida by Sepkoski (2002) and Finks and Rigby (2004).
It was assigned to Hexactinellida by Sepkoski (2002) and Finks and Rigby (2004).
Species
A. compressa, A. sinensis (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1996 | Australispongia Dong and Knoll |
2002 | Australispongia Sepkoski |
2004 | Australispongia Finks and Rigby p. 442 |
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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. †Australispongia Dong and Knoll 1996
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†Australispongia compressa Kozur et al. 1996
†Australispongia sinensis Dong and Knoll 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available