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Welteria hawasinensis

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Solenolmiidae

Taxonomy
Welteria hawasinensis was named by Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan (1996) [Senckenberg Institute, Frankfurt]. Its type specimen is ZT 24b and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Ba'id ZT, Jabal Rahbah, which is in a Roadian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Al Jil Formation of Oman.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Welteria hawasinensis Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan p. 35 fig. 9.4,9.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familySolenolmiidaeEngeser 1986
subfamilySolenolmiinaeEngeser 1986
genusWelteriaVinassa de Regny 1915
specieshawasinensis

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.

†Welteria hawasinensis Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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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: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Oman Welteria hawasinensis (type locality: 24325)