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Blastochaetetes venezuelensis

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Stromatopora venezuelensis was named by Wells (1944). Its type locality is Las Cinco Ceibas, which is in an Aptian/Albian perireef or subreef limestone in the Barranquin Formation of Venezuela.

It was recombined as Blastochaetetes venezuelensis by Kiessling (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. astrocanalis, B. ehrenbergi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Stromatopora venezuelensis Wells
2003Blastochaetetes venezuelensis Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
genusBlastochaetetesDietrich 1919
speciesvenezuelensis()

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: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 119.57000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Venezuela (State of Sucre) Stromatopora venezuelensis (type locality: 78595)