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Anthracosycon ficus

Demospongiae - Anthracosyconidae

Taxonomy
Anthracosycon ficus was named by Girty (1909). Its type specimen is USNM 118127 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Anthracosycon.

Subspecies
A. capitanense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Anthracosycon ficus Girty p. 72 figs. Pl 24, figs 1,1a,2
1960Anthracosycon ficus Finks p. 78 figs. Pl 20, figs 1-5; text-figs 41-44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthracosyconidae
genusAnthracosycon
speciesficus

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.

†Anthracosycon ficus Girty 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Capitanian or 272.30000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Anthracosycon ficus (108803)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Anthracosycon ficus (108812)