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Girtyocoelia minima

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Girtyocoelia minima was named by Rigby et al. (2008). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Girtyocoelia minima Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyThaumastocoeliidaeOtt 1967
subfamilyEnoplocoeliinaeSenowbari-Daryan 1990
genusGirtyocoeliaCossman 1909
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.

Girtyocoelia minima Rigby et al. 2008
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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: Ashgill or 449.50000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Alaska) Girtyocoelia minima (100230)