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Rigbyetia

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Cliefdenellidae

Taxonomy
Rigbyetia was named by Webby and Lin (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: O u Sepkoski's reference number: 941]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Calcarea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cliefdenellidae by Rigby et al. (2008).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Rigbyetia Webby and Lin
2002Rigbyetia Sepkoski
2008Rigbyetia Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
familyCliefdenellidaeWebby 1969
genusRigbyetiaWebby and Lin 1988

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. †Rigbyetia Webby and Lin 1988
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Rigbyetia obconica Rigby and Potter 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Caradoc to the top of the Ashgill or 458.40000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilian - Caradoc466.0 - 449.5USA (Alaska) Cliefdenella obconica (99664)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.4 - 443.7USA (California) R. obconica (119887)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (California) Cliefdenella obconica (69241 99696 99697 99698 99699 99805)