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Ceratoporellidae

Demospongiae - Axinellida - Ceratoporellidae

Taxonomy
Ceratoporellidae was named by Hartmann and Goreau (1972). It is extant.

It was assigned to Axinellida by Wood (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Ceratoporellidae Hartmann and Goreau
1987Ceratoporellidae Wood

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassTetractinomorphaLévi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderAxinellidaBergquist 1967
familyCeratoporellidaeHartmann and Goreau 1972
familyCeratoporellidaeHartmann and Goreau 1972

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. Ceratoporellidae Hartmann and Goreau 1972
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G. †Preceratoporella Termier and Termier 1977
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Preceratoporella tunisiana Termier and Termier 1977
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: Finks et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Preceratoporella tunisiana (42092 42094)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Praeceratoporella sp. (36221)