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Talpaspongia clavata

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Wewokellidae

Taxonomy
Talpaspongia clavata was named by King (1943). It is the type species of Talpaspongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Talpaspongia clavata King
1990Talpaspongia clavata Deng p. 317 figs. Pl 1, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
RankNameAuthor
familyWewokellidaeKing 1943
genusTalpaspongia
speciesclavataKing 1943

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.

†Talpaspongia clavata King 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-11 01:52:20
Modified: 2011-06-30 06:44:23
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Arnsbergian to the top of the Kungurian or 326.90000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (Utah) Talpaspongia clavata (41204 90975 90977)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Utah) Talpaspongia clavata (12780)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Guangxi) Talpaspongia clavata (107305)