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Penares

Demospongiae - Ancorinida - Ancorinidae

Taxonomy
Penares was named by Gray (1867). It is extant.

It was assigned to Stellettinae by Finks et al. (2004); and to Astrophorida by Kelly and Buckeridge (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Penares Gray
2004Penares Finks et al. p. 188
2005Penares Kelly and Buckeridge

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
RankNameAuthor
orderAncorinidaReid 1968
familyAncorinidaeSchmidt 1870
subfamilyStellettinaeCarter 1875
genusPenaresGray 1867

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.

G. Penares Gray 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 09:18:29
Modified: 2007-10-08 11:18:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Teurian to the top of the Waipawan or 66.00000 to 52.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Teurian - Waipawan66.0 - 52.0New Zealand P. micraster, P. palmatoclada, P. sp. (110069)