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Maeandrostia kansasensis

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Maeandrostiidae

Taxonomy
Maeandrostia kansasensis was named by Girty (1908). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Maeandrostia kansasensis Girty
2005Maeandrostia kansasensis Senowbari-Daryan et al. p. 397 figs. 12.1-12.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyMaeandrostiidaeFinks 1971
genusMaeandrostiaGirty 1908
specieskansasensisGirty 1908

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Missourian to the top of the Roadian or 306.00000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) Maeandrostia kansasensis (111697)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Iran Maeandrostia kansasensis (59919)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Slovenia Peronidella sp. B (36241)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Iran Maeandrostia kansasensis (75767)