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Ensiferites wattlesi

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Astraeospongiidae

Taxonomy
Ensiferites wattlesi was named by Reimann (1945). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Ensiferites wattlesi Reimann

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

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 wattlesi Reimann 1945
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Ensiferites wattlesi (111892 111893)