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Chaetetipora ellesmerensis

Demospongiae - Chaetetida - Chaetetidae

Taxonomy
Chaetetipora ellesmerensis was named by Norford (1967). It is not extant. Its type specimen is GSC 25522.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Chaetetipora ellesmerensis Norford figs. Plate 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderChaetetidaOkulitch 1936
RankNameAuthor
familyChaetetidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
subfamilyChaetetiporinaeSokolov 1955
genusChaetetiporaStruve 1898
speciesellesmerensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: gregariouso
Clonal: yeso
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-02-19 06:45:11
Modified: 2009-05-09 19:56:53
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Ordovician or 458.20000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1Canada (Nunavut) Chaetetipora ellesmerensis (101900)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Alaska) Chaetetipora ellesmerensis (100885 100886)