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Neuroporidae

Demospongiae - Axinellida - Neuroporidae

Taxonomy
Neuroporidae was named by Termier et al. (1985).

It was assigned to Axinellida by Kiessling (2003).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Neuroporidae Termier et al.
2003Neuroporidae Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassTetractinomorphaLévi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderAxinellidaBergquist 1967
familyNeuroporidae
familyNeuroporidae

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.

Fm. †Neuroporidae Termier et al. 1985
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G. †Periomipora Termier 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 04:30:05
Modified: 2007-09-07 06:30:05
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004, Finks et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 157.90000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Portugal Periomipora elegantissima (68246)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Portugal Periomipora elegantissima (68243 68245)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Portugal Periomipora elegantissima (68251)