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Tetraspongia balmensis

Demospongiae - Monalithistida - Vetulinidae

Taxonomy
Tetraspongia balmensis was named by Termier and Termier (1989) [in Masse, Termier, Termier (1989)]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Saint-Pons, Sainte-Baume Massif, which is in an Albian marine limestone in France. It is the type species of Tetraspongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Tetraspongia balmensis Termier and Termier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMonalithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1955
RankNameAuthor
suborderSphaerocladinaSchrammen 1924
familyVetulinidaeLendenfeld 1904
subfamilyVetulininaevon Lendenfeld 1904
genusTetraspongiaTermier and Termier 1989
speciesbalmensisTermier and Termier 1989

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.

†Tetraspongia balmensis Termier and Termier 1989
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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: Late/Upper Albian or 105.30000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Tetraspongia balmensis (type locality: 110463)