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Callipelta

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Callipelta was named by Sollas (1888). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lithistida by Kelly and Buckeridge (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Callipelta Sollas
2005Callipelta Kelly and Buckeridge

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
genusCallipeltaSollas 1888

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. Callipelta Sollas 1888
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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: 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 C. punctata (110069)