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Radicanalospongia normala

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Pharetrospongiidae

Taxonomy
Radicanalospongia normala was named by Rigby et al. (1989). Its type specimen is IG 5090 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiangbo reef, unit 34, Longlin County, which is in a Wordian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Maokou Formation of China. It is the type species of Radicanalospongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Radicanalospongia normala Rigby et al. p. 798 figs. 13.1, 13.2, 13.4, 13.6-13.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyPharetrospongiidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
subfamilyLeiofungiinae
genusRadicanalospongia
speciesnormala

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.

Radicanalospongia normala 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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) Radicanalospongia normala (type locality: 47442)