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Astroporina orientalis

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Milleporellidae

Taxonomy
Astroporina orientalis was named by Hudson (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Astroporina orientalis Hudson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyMilleporellidaeYabe and Sugiyama 1935
genusAstroporina
speciesorientalisHudson 1960

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.

Astroporina orientalis Hudson 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-11-23 10:30:57
Modified: 2007-11-23 12:30:57
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Wood 1987

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Oxfordian or 157.90000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Somalia Astroporina orientalis (94552)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Portugal Astroporina orientalis (68590)