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Imperatoria irregularis

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Preperonidellidae

Taxonomy
Imperatoria irregularis was named by Rigby and Potter (1986). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 395874.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Imperatoria irregularis Rigby and Potter p. 27 figs. 8.8, 8.9

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

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 irregularis 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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Ashgill or 449.50000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (California) Imperatoria irregularis (99697)