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Cassianothalamia zardinii

Demospongiae - Hadromerida - Celyphiidae

Taxonomy
Cassianothalamia zardinii was named by Reitner (1987). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is the type species of Cassianothalamia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Cassianothalamia zardinii Reitner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderHadromeridaTopsent 1898
RankNameAuthor
familyCelyphiidaeLaubenfels 1955
genusCassianothalamiaReitner 1987
specieszardiniiReitner 1987

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.

Cassianothalamia zardinii Reitner 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 02:25:00
Modified: 2007-10-08 04:25:00
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Tuvalian or 237.00000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Italy Cassianothalamia zardinii (182570 182585)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Cassianothalamia zardinii (34691)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Austria Cassianothalamia zardinii (69262)