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Ptilispongia

Demospongiae - Halichondrida

Taxonomy
Ptilispongia was named by Wu et al. (2014). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Halichondrida by Wu et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Ptilispongia Wu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderHalichondridaGray 1867
genusPtilispongia

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. †Ptilispongia Wu et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:26:44
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:26:44
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Cambrian or 538.80000 to 509.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0China (Yunnan) P. maotianshanensis (156226)