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Porospongia tenuis

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa

Taxonomy
Porospongia tenuis was named by Herenger (1944). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Porospongia tenuis Herenger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
genusPorospongiad'Orbigny 1849
speciestenuisHerenger 1944

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.

Porospongia tenuis Herenger 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Middle Albian or 132.60000 to 106.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France (Rhone-Alpes) Porospongia tenuis (112152)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Porospongia tenuis (112149)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Porospongia tenuis (112209)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Porospongia tenuis (112211)