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Amblysiphonella spinosa

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sebargasiidae

Taxonomy
Amblysiphonella spinosa was named by Rigby et al. (1989). Its type specimen is IG 5008 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiangbo reef, unit 36, Longlin County, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Amblysiphonella spinosa Rigby et al. p. 409 figs. 9.1, 10.5, 10.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familySebargasiidaeGirty 1908
genusAmblysiphonellaSteinmann 1882
speciesspinosa

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.

Amblysiphonella spinosa Rigby et al. 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Guangxi) Amblysiphonella spinosa (type locality: 47435)