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Amblysiphonella eleganta

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sebargasiidae

Taxonomy
Amblysiphonella eleganta was named by Belyaeva (1987). Its type specimen is DVGU 8B 997A/2I and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Ekaterinovka Quarry, Collection 997, Partizanskaya River, which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Lyudyanza Formation of the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Amblysiphonella eleganta Belyaeva p. 52 figs. Pl 8, figs 4,5
1991Amblysiphonella eleganta Belyaeva p. 86 figs. Pl 13, figs 3,4; pl 17, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familySebargasiidaeGirty 1908
genusAmblysiphonellaSteinmann 1882
specieselegantaBelyaeva 1987

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.

Amblysiphonella eleganta Belyaeva 1987
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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 Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Russian Federation Amblysiphonella eleganta (102514)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation Amblysiphonella eleganta (102501 type locality: 102508 102511)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation (Khabarovsk) Amblysiphonella eleganta (82897)