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Diagoniella magna

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Taxonomy
Diagoniella magna was named by Rigby et al. (2010). It is not extant. Its type locality is Drum Mountains, which is in a Cambrian paralic shale in the Wheeler Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Diagoniella magna Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyProtospongioideaHinde 1887
familyProtospongiidaeHinde 1887
genusDiagoniellaRauff 1894
speciesmagna

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.

Diagoniella magna Rigby et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-07 18:04:08
Modified: 2009-03-08 19:55:48
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Caron and Jackson 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Menevian or 504.50000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Diagoniella magna (type locality: 106179)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Utah) Diagoniella magna (69395)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Diagoniella magna (230679)