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Costamorpha

Demospongiae - Pachastrellida - Costamorphiidae

Taxonomy
Costamorpha was named by Mostler (1986). It is not extant. Its type is Costamorpha zlambachensis. It is the type genus of Costamorphiidae.

It was assigned to Costamorphiidae by Mostler (1986) and Finks et al. (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Costamorpha Mostler
2004Costamorpha Finks et al. p. 183

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
RankNameAuthor
orderPachastrellida
familyCostamorphiidae
genusCostamorpha

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. †Costamorpha Mostler 1986
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Costamorpha tetraradiata Mostler 1986
Costamorpha zlambachensis Mostler 1986
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

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Sevatian or 208.50000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria C. tetraradiata (116895)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria C. zlambachensis (116899)