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Blastochaetetes zaafranensis

Demospongiae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Blastochaetetes zaafranensis Gautret and Cuif p. 51

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
genusBlastochaetetesDietrich 1919
specieszaafranensis

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Blastochaetetes zaafranensis Gautret and Cuif 1989
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tunisia Blastochaetetes zaafranensis (76069)