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Cooperaria

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Astroscleridae

Taxonomy
Cooperaria was named by Finks (1995). Its type is Cooperaria getawayensis.

It was assigned to Astroscleridae by Finks (1995).

Species
C. getawayensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Cooperaria Finks p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
familyAstroscleridae
genusCooperaria

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.

G. †Cooperaria 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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 274.40000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) C. getawayensis (81693 81722 101767)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) C. getawayensis (81695 81707 81709)