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Spica spica

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Spicidae

Taxonomy
Spica spica was named by Termier and Termier (1977) [Collection H & G Termier (Paris)]. Its type specimen is HGT 0482 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Merbah el Oussif Series, Djebel Tebaga, which is in a Wordian/Capitanian marine marl/carbonate in Tunisia.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Fistulispongina elegans Termier and Termier p. 38 figs. Pl 12, fig 2
1977Spica spica Termier and Termier p. 41 figs. Pl 10
1988Spica spica Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 201 figs. Pl 32, fig 6; pl 38, figs 1-18
1996Spica spica Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan p. 40 figs. 5.1-5.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familySpicidae
genusSpica
speciesspica

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.

†Spica spica Termier and Termier 1977
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Invalid names: Fistulispongina elegans Termier and Termier 1977 [synonym]
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 Roadian to the top of the Capitanian or 274.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Oman Spica spica (24325 82237 82238 82239 82240)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Tunisia (Madanin) Spica spica (41654 41833 41835 41836 41971 41975 41976)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Spica spica, Fistulispongina elegans (type locality: 42092)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Spica spica (41656 41661 41837 41854 41855 41857 41867 41878 41955 41957 41958 41964 41977 42030 42037 42038 42039)