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Cnemidiastrum almeriae

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Cnemidiastridae

Taxonomy
Cnemidiastrum almeriae was named by Brimaud and Vachard (1986). It is not extant. Its type locality is Sierra Tercia, which is in a Tortonian marine horizon in Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Cnemidiastrum almeriae Brimaud and Vachard

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
superfamilyAzoricoideaSollas 1888
familyCnemidiastridaeSchrammen 1924
genusCnemidiastrumZittel 1878
speciesalmeriae

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.

Cnemidiastrum almeriae Brimaud and Vachard 1986
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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: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain (Andalusia) Cnemidiastrum almeriae (110114 116135)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain (Murcia) Cnemidiastrum almeriae (116132 type locality: 116137)