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Atelostroma jurassicum

Demospongiae - Burgundiidae

Taxonomy
Atelostroma jurassicum was named by Dong and Wang (1983). It is not extant. Its type locality is Motianling, Amdo, which is in an Oxfordian/Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Motianling Formation of China. It is the type species of Atelostroma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Atelostroma jurassicum Dong and Wang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
familyBurgundiidaeDehorne 1920
genusAtelostroma
speciesjurassicum

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.

Atelostroma jurassicum Dong and Wang 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-06 03:10:18
Modified: 2008-03-06 05:10:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 161.50000 to 152.21000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.21China (Xizang) Atelostroma jurassicum (type locality: 116455)