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Exovasa cystauletoides

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae

Taxonomy
Exovasa cystauletoides was named by Finks (2010). Its type specimen is AMNH 44892 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM703e, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian marine limestone in the Word Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Exovasa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Exovasa cystauletoides Finks p. 846 figs. 9.1, 9.3, 9.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyGuadalupiidae
genusExovasa
speciescystauletoides

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.

Exovasa cystauletoides Finks 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Exovasa cystauletoides (type locality: 43519 43551)