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Canningella obconica

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Canningella obconica 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 Canningella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Canningella obconica Rigby

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

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.

Canningella obconica 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: Early/Lower Famennian or 372.15000 to 368.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Australia (Western Australia) Canningella obconica (type locality: 84830)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Australia (Western Australia) Canningella obconica (83973)