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Wewokella solida

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Wewokellidae

Taxonomy
Wewokella solida was named by Girty (1911).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Wewokella solida Girty
1984Wewokella solida Rigby p. 1450 fig. 3H
1998Wewokella solida Rigby and Keyes p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
RankNameAuthor
familyWewokellidaeKing 1943
genusWewokellaGirty 1912
speciessolidaGirty 1911

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.

Wewokella solida Girty 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-11 01:52:20
Modified: 2011-06-30 06:44:23
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Arnsbergian to the top of the Kungurian or 326.90000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (Utah) Wewokella solida (41204 90975 90976 90977 90978)
Atokan - Desmoinesian318.6 - 306.0USA (Colorado) Wewokella solida (121000)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Wewokella solida (120997)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Venezuela (Merida) Wewokella solida (41516)