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Mahalospongiidae

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Mahalospongiidae

Taxonomy
Mahalospongiidae was named by Rigby and Stuart (1988). It is not extant. Its type is Mahalospongia.

It was assigned to Protomonaxonida by Finks et al. (2004).

Subtaxa
Mahalospongia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Mahalospongiidae Rigby and Stuart p. 130
2004Mahalospongiidae Finks et al. p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyMahalospongiidaeRigby and Stuart 1988
familyMahalospongiidaeRigby and Stuart 1988

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.

Fm. †Mahalospongiidae Rigby and Stuart 1988
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G. †Mahalospongia Rigby and Stuart 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available