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Imperatoria minima

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Preperonidellidae

Taxonomy
Imperatoria minima was named by Rigby and Potter (1986). It is not extant. Its type specimen is UNSM 395871.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Imperatoria minima Rigby and Potter p. 26 figs. 8.6, 8.10, 8.15, 8.16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyPreperonidellidae
subfamilyPrecorynellinaeRigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
genusImperatoria
speciesminima

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.

†Imperatoria minima Rigby and Potter 1986
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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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Llandeilo to the top of the Ashgill or 461.10000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2USA (California) Imperatoria minima (56190)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (California) Imperatoria minima (69241 99697 99698)