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Sentinelia draco

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida

Taxonomy
Sentinelia draco was named by Walcott (1920). It is the type species of Sentinelia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Sentinelia draco Walcott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
genusSentineliaWalcott 1920
speciesdracoWalcott 1920

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.

Sentinelia draco Walcott 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Middle Cambrian or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Sentinelia draco (106179)