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Calymenospongia

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Girtyocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Calymenospongia was named by Elliott (1963). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Girtyocoeliidae by Finks et al. (2004); and to Thaumastocoeliinae by Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Calymenospongia Elliott
2004Calymenospongia Finks et al. p. 660
2015Calymenospongia Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 388

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
familyGirtyocoeliidae
genusCalymenospongiaElliott 1963

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. †Calymenospongia Elliott 1963
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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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available