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Imbricatocoelia paucipora

Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae

Taxonomy
Imbricatocoelia paucipora was named by Rigby et al. (1989). Its type specimen is IG 5046 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiangbo reef, section 2, Changxing Fm, Longlin County, which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone/bafflestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

It was synonymized subjectively with Imbricatocoelia ramosa by Wu (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Imbricatocoelia paucipora Rigby et al. p. 419 figs. 13.4, 13.6, 14.4, 14.5
2025Imbricatocoelia paucipora Galeana-Morán et al. p. 144 figs. 2F,G, 6A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderVerticillitida
RankNameAuthor
familyColospongiidaeSenowbari-Daryan 1990
subfamilyCorymbospongiinaeSenowbari-Daryan 1990
genusImbricatocoelia
speciespaucipora

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.

Imbricatocoelia paucipora Rigby et al. 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:27:30
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:27:30
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Changhsingian or 274.40000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Iran Imbricatocoelia paucipora (75767)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) Imbricatocoelia paucipora (47441)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Mexico (Coahuila) Imbricatocoelia paucipora (232557 232558 233509 241657)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Imbricatocoelia paucipora (type locality: 47436)