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Amorphofungia
Taxonomy
Amorphofungia was named by Fromentel (1859).
It was assigned to Porifera by Laube (1865); and to Stellispongiinae by Finks et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Porifera by Laube (1865); and to Stellispongiinae by Finks et al. (2004).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1859 | Amorphofungia Fromentel |
1865 | Amorphofungia Laube p. 25 |
2004 | Amorphofungia Finks et al. p. 739 |
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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
part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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shell height | 2 | 2.92 | 1.35 | 6.30 | 3.83 | 3.50 |
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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 |
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Julian | Italy | Achilleum subcariosum, Achilleum granulosum, Achilleum waltheri, Achilleum faundelii, Achilleum obscurum, Achilleum voluta (137429) | |
Hauterivian | Switzerland | A. caespitosa, A. multiformis (2256) |