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Coelocladiella giganta

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Heliospongiidae

Taxonomy
Coelocladiella giganta 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
1981Coelocladiella giganta Deng p. 421 figs. Pl 4, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyHeliospongiidaeFinks 1960
genusCoelocladiella
speciesgiganta

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: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangxi) Coelocladiella giganta (type locality: 107297)