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Petrobiona

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Petrobionidae

Taxonomy
Petrobiona was named by Vacelet and Levi (1958). It is extant. It is the type genus of Petrobionidae.

It was assigned to Petrobionidae by Vacelet (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Petrobiona Vacelet and Levi p. 318
2015Petrobiona Vacelet p. 303

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
RankNameAuthor
orderBaeridaBorojevic and Boury-Esnault
familyPetrobionidaeBorojevic 1979
genusPetrobionaVacelet and Levi 1958

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. Petrobiona Vacelet and Levi 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:05
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available