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Playfordiella cylindrata

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Playfordiella cylindrata was named by Rigby (1986). It is not extant. Its type locality is Sadler Ridge, reef slope, which is in a Frasnian perireef or subreef wackestone/shale in the Sadler Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Playfordiella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Playfordiella cylindrata Rigby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusPlayfordiella
speciescylindrata

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.

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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 Frasnian to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 382.31000 to 368.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Playfordiella cylindrata (type locality: 84826)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Australia (Western Australia) Playfordiella cylindrata (84830)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Australia (Western Australia) Playfordiella cylindrata (83973)