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Costifer

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Carterellidae

Taxonomy
Costifer was named by Wilson (1925). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Costifer Wilson
2004Costifer Finks et al. p. 257
2005Costifer Kelly and Buckeridge

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMegalithistida
RankNameAuthor
suborderHelomorinaSchrammen 1924
familyCarterellidaeSchrammen 1901
subfamilyIsoraphiniinaeSchrammen 1924
genusCostiferWilson 1925

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. Costifer Wilson 1925
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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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Teurian to the top of the Waipawan or 66.00000 to 53.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Teurian - Waipawan66.0 - 53.0New Zealand C. wilsoni (110069)