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Takakkawia

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Takakkawiidae

Taxonomy
Takakkawia was named by Walcott (1920) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 766]. It is not extant. Its type is Takakkawia lineata. It is the type genus of Takakkawiidae.

It was assigned to Haplosclerida by Sepkoski (2002); to Takakkawiidae by Finks et al. (2004) and Rigby and Collins (2004); and to Demospongia by Bambach et al. (2007).

Species
T. lineata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Takakkawia Walcott
2002Takakkawia Sepkoski
2004Takakkawia Finks et al. p. 30
2004Takakkawia Rigby and Collins
2007Takakkawia Bambach et al. p. S80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyTakakkawiidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusTakakkawiaWalcott 1920

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. †Takakkawia Walcott 1920
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Takakkawia lineata Walcott 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: Epifaunal suspension feeder (Caron & Jackson, 2008); erect, non-motile attached, supension (Bambach et al., 2007).g
Created: 2009-03-07 18:16:21
Modified: 2009-03-08 19:54:25
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Caron and Jackson 2008, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the St Davids to the top of the Delamaran or 509.00000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) T. lineata (84412 84415 84418 84419 84420 84422 84423 84424 84425 84426 84428 84429 84430 84431 84432 84433 84434 84435 84437 121959 121961 121962 121963)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) T. sp. (122094)