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Belyaevaspongia insolita

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Intrasporeocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Polysiphonella insolita was named by Belyaeva (1991). Its type specimen is DVGI 8-B coll 174-a, slide 184a-II-I and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nakhodka Quarry, Collection 174, Primorye, which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Lyudyanza Formation of the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Belyaevaspongia.

It was recombined as Belyaevaspongia insolita by Senowbari-Daryan and Ingavat-Helmcke (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Belyaevaspongia insolita Senowbari-Daryan and Ingavat-Helmcke p. 11 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-4; pl 2, figs 1-2; pl 3, figs 1D,2,4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyIntrasporeocoeliidae
genusBelyaevaspongia
speciesinsolita()

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.

Belyaevaspongia insolita Belyaeva 1991
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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: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Russian Federation Polysiphonella insolita (102501 type locality: 102520 102521)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Thailand Belyaevaspongia insolita (34656)