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Heliospongia finksi

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Heliospongiidae

Taxonomy
Heliospongia finksi was named by Termier and Termier (1977) [Collection of H. and G. Termier (Paris)]. Its type specimen is HGT 13.10481 and is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Heliospongia finksi Termier et al. p. 35 figs. Pl 9, figs 1-2
1996Heliospongia finksi Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan p. 100 figs. 27.4, 27.6-27.7, 42.1-42.7, 51.5-51.6, 57.5-57.6, 66.5-66.8, 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyHeliospongiidaeFinks 1960
genusHeliospongiaGirty 1908
speciesfinksi

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.

Heliospongia finksi Termier and Termier 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Tunisia (Madanin) Heliospongia finksi (41658)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Heliospongia finksi (42092 42093)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Heliospongia finksi (41661 41878 42020 42039 42079)