List Of Prehistoric Sponges
This list of prehistoric sponges is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the phylum Porifera, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (''nomina dubia''), or were not formally published (''nomina nuda''), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered to be sponges. Naming conventions and terminology Naming conventions and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Technical terms used include: * Junior synonym: A name which describes the same taxon as a previously published name. If two or more genera are formally designated and the type specimens are later assigned to the same genus, the first to be published (in chronological order) is the senior synonym, and all other instances are junior synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special ...
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Raphidonema Faringdonense 070715a
''Raphidonema'' is the scientific name of two genera and may refer to: *Raphidonema (alga), ''Raphidomena'' (alga), a genus of algae in the family Koliellaceae *Raphidonema (sponge), ''Raphidomena'' (sponge), a genus of sponges {{Genus disambiguation ...
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