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Medfraspongia tubulara

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Medfraspongia tubulara was named by Rigby et al. (2009). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 535927. It is the type species of Medfraspongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Medfraspongia tubulara Rigby et al. p. 296

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
subclassCeractinomorphaLevi 1953
genusMedfraspongia
speciestubulara

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.

Medfraspongia tubulara Rigby et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 17:57:41
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:11
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5USA (Alaska) Medfraspongia tubulara (49107)