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Cnemispongia

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Azoricidae

Taxonomy
Cnemispongia was named by Quenstedt (1877). It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Cnemispongia Quenstedt p. 258
2004Cnemispongia Finks et al. p. 284

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
superfamilyAzoricoideaSollas 1888
familyAzoricidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyCytoraciinaeSchrammen 1924
genusCnemispongiaQuenstedt 1877

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. †Cnemispongia Quenstedt 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available