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Fistulosospongia parallella

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Fistulosospongia parallella was named by Rigby (1986). It is not extant. Its type locality is Casey Falls, McWhae Ridge, reef slope, which is in a Famennian perireef or subreef limestone/siltstone in the Virgin Hills Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Fistulosospongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Fistulosospongia parallella Rigby

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

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: Early/Lower Famennian or 376.10000 to 370.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Australia (Western Australia) Fistulosospongia parallella (type locality: 84830)