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Amorphofungia

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Amorphofungia Fromentel
1865Amorphofungia Laube p. 25
2004Amorphofungia Finks et al. p. 739

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
RankNameAuthor
orderStellispongiida
familyStellispongiidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
subfamilyStellispongiinaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusAmorphofungiaFromentel 1859

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. †Amorphofungia Fromentel 1859
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Amorphofungia granulosa Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Tragos spongiosum Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Amorphofungia subcariosa Münster 1841
Amorphofungia voluta Wissmann 1841
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Invalid names: Achilleum faundelii Münster 1841 [synonym], Achilleum obscurum Münster 1841 [synonym], Manon poraceum Klipstein 1845 [synonym]
Amorphofungia waltheri Münster 1841
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height22.921.356.303.833.50

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:37
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Hauterivian or 235.00000 to 129.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Achilleum subcariosum, Achilleum granulosum, Achilleum waltheri, Achilleum faundelii, Achilleum obscurum, Achilleum voluta (137429)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Switzerland A. caespitosa, A. multiformis (2256)