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Pseudovirgulopsis solus

Demospongiae - Chiastoclonellidae

Taxonomy
Pseudovirgulopsis solus was named by Deng (1981). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Matan Section 010, north bank, Heshan, which is in a Wuchiapingian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Heshan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Pseudovirgulopsis solus Deng p. 424 figs. Pl 1, figs 9,10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyChiastoclonellidaeRauff 1895
genusPseudovirgulopsis
speciessolus

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: 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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

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) Pseudovirgulopsis solus (type locality: 107292)