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Allassospongia

Demospongiae - Chiastoclonellidae

Taxonomy
Allassospongia was named by Rigby (1986). It is not extant. Its type is Allassospongia polystromne.

It was assigned to Chiastoclonellidae by Rigby (1986).

Species
A. polystromne (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Allassospongia Rigby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyChiastoclonellidaeRauff 1895
genusAllassospongia

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.

G. †Allassospongia Rigby 1986
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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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) A. polystromne (84826)