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Virgaspongiella

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Virgaspongiella was named by Rigby and Boyd (2004). It is not extant. Its type is Virgaspongiella ramosa.

It was assigned to Anthaspidellidae by Finks et al. (2004) and Rigby and Boyd (2004).

Species
V. ramosa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Virgaspongiella Finks et al. p. 102
2004Virgaspongiella Rigby and Boyd pp. 72-73 figs. 2.1-2.4, 3.1, 3.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusVirgaspongiella

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. †Virgaspongiella Rigby and Boyd 2004
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Virgaspongiella ramosa Rigby and Boyd 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available