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Hexirregularia

Hexactinellida - Amphidiscosa - Pelicaspongiidae

Taxonomy

Species
H. nana (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Hexirregularia Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderAmphidiscosaSchrammen 1924
familyPelicaspongiidaeRigby 1970
genusHexirregularia

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. †Hexirregularia Rigby et al. 2007
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Hexirregularia nana Rigby et al. 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 18:46:09
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:46:09
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) H. nana (75976)