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Ensiferites brandenburgi

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Astraeospongiidae

Taxonomy
Ensiferites brandenburgi was named by Rigby et al. (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Brandenburg Mountain, which is in a Famennian carbonate wackestone in the Percha Formation of Arizona.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Ensiferites brandenburgi Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
RankNameAuthor
familyAstraeospongiidaeMiller 1889
genusEnsiferitesReimann 1945
speciesbrandenburgi

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.

Ensiferites brandenburgi Rigby et al. 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-11 01:52:20
Modified: 2011-06-30 06:44:23
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Arizona) Ensiferites brandenburgi (type locality: 111889 111890 111891)