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Cystauletes kingi

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae

Taxonomy
Cystauletes kingi was named by Igo et al. (1988). Its type specimen is IGUT 5380 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mizuyaga-dani Valley, Fukuji area, upper Ichinotani Formation, Gifu, which is in a Gzhelian perireef or subreef limestone in the Ichinotani Formation of Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Cystauletes kingi Igo et al. p. 456 figs. 2A,B; 4.1a-2c; 5.1a-3; 6.1a-3b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyGuadalupiidae
genusCystauletesInai 1936
specieskingi

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.

Cystauletes kingi Igo et al. 1988
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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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Japan Cystauletes kingi (type locality: 75644)