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Entobia cretacea

Demospongiae - Clavulina - Clionaidae

Taxonomy
Entobia cretacea was named by Portlock (1843). It is a trace fossil. It is the type species of Entobia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Entobia cretacea Bronn
1843Entobia cretacea Portlock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderClavulinaVosmaer 1887
familyClionaidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusEntobiaBronn 1838
speciescretaceaPortlock 1843

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.

Entobia cretacea Portlock 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partso
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Epibiont: yeso
Life habit: boringf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-21 12:16:08
Modified: 2009-04-21 14:16:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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