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Blastochaetetes bathonicus

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Blastochaetetes bathonicus was named by Fischer (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Blastochaetetes bathonicus Fischer p. 6641

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
genusBlastochaetetesDietrich 1919
speciesbathonicusFischer 1965

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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Berriasian to the top of the Early/Lower Valanginian or 139.10000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian139.1 - 132.6Spain Blastochaetetes bathonicus (69144)