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Annulospongia tarimensis

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Annulospongia tarimensis was named by Liu et al. (2003). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Tangwangcheng, Bachu area, which is in a Darriwilian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Yijianfang Formation of China. It is the type species of Annulospongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Annulospongia tarimensis Liu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusAnnulospongia
speciestarimensis

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.

Annulospongia tarimensis Liu et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Darriwilian or 469.40000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Xinjiang) Annulospongia tarimensis (type locality: 80008)