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Sanshapentella

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Taxonomy
Sanshapentella was named by Mehl and Erdtmann (1994). It is not extant. Its type is Sanshapentella dapingi.

It was assigned to Protospongiidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
S. dapingi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Sanshapentella Mehl and Erdtmann p. 316 figs. Pl. 1, figs. 1-3
2004Sanshapentella Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyProtospongioideaHinde 1887
familyProtospongiidaeHinde 1887
genusSanshapentellaMehl and Erdtmann 1994

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.

G. †Sanshapentella Mehl and Erdtmann 1994
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Sanshapentella dapingi Mehl and Erdtmann 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Delamaran or 530.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Anhui) S. dapingi (96370)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Hunan) S. dapingi (86850)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) S. sp. (121959)