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Ossimimus robustus

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Catenispongiidae

Taxonomy
Ossimimus robustus was named by Finks (1995). Its type specimen is USNM 128066 and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Ossimimus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Ossimimus robustus Finks p. 3 figs. 5.1, 7, 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyCatenispongiidae
genusOssimimus
speciesrobustus

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.

Ossimimus robustus Finks 1995
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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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 283.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Ossimimus robustus (43491 43513 43517)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Ossimimus robustus (81639 81640)