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Amblysiphonella heshanensis

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sebargasiidae

Taxonomy
Amblysiphonella heshanensis was named by Deng (1981). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Matan Section ACT448, south bank, Heshan, which is in a Wuchiapingian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Heshan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Amblysiphonella heshanensis Deng p. 420 figs. Pl 2, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familySebargasiidaeGirty 1908
genusAmblysiphonellaSteinmann 1882
speciesheshanensis

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
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: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangxi) Amblysiphonella heshanensis (type locality: 107297)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Amblysiphonella heshanensis (36221)