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Chaunactis foliata

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae

Taxonomy
Chaunactis foliata was named by Finks (1960). Its type specimen is USNM 127641a and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Chaunactis foliata Finks p. 94 figs. Pl 28, figs 9,10; pl 29
1982Chaunactis foliata Hurcewicz p. 107 figs. Pl 38, figs 1, 2; text-fig 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
familyHaplistiidaede Laubenfels 1955
genusChaunactis
speciesfoliata

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.

†Chaunactis foliata Finks 1960
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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: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Svalbard and Jan Mayen Chaunactis foliata (130898)