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Burgundia circoporoides

Demospongiae - Burgundiidae

Taxonomy
Burgundia circoporoides was named by Zuffardi-Comerci (1959). It is not extant. Its type locality is Tallaè, which is in an Oxfordian/Kimmeridgian shallow subtidal limestone in Ethiopia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2010-01-25

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Burgundia circoporoides Zuffardi-Comerci

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
familyBurgundiidaeDehorne 1920
genusBurgundiaDehorne 1916
speciescircoporoides

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.

Burgundia circoporoides Zuffardi-Comerci 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-06 03:10:18
Modified: 2008-03-06 05:10:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 161.50000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Ethiopia Burgundia circoporoides (type locality: 93539)