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Intratubospongia tenuiperforata

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Virgolidae

Taxonomy
Intratubospongia tenuiperforata was named by Rigby et al. (1989). Its type specimen is IG 5238 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiangbo reef, unit 33, Longlin County, which is in a Wordian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone/grainstone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Intratubospongia tenuiperforata Rigby et al. p. 792 figs. 10.5, 10.6, 11.4, 11.8
1991Dendrosclera irregularis Wu p. 46 figs. Pl 3, fig 7; pl 4, figs 1,3; pl 5, fig 7; pl 6, fig 1
1994Intratubospongia tenuiperforata Rigby et al. p. 104 figs. Pl 15, figs 2,3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyVirgolidaeTermier and Termier 1977
subfamilyVirgolinaeTermier and Termier 1977
genusIntratubospongia
speciestenuiperforata

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.

Intratubospongia tenuiperforata Rigby et al. 1989
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Invalid names: Dendrosclera irregularis Wu 1991 [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) Dendrosclera irregularis (51157 51176) Intratubospongia tenuiperforata (47438 47446 type locality: 47450)