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Stellispongia radiata

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae

Taxonomy
Stellispongia radiata was named by Rigby et al. (1989). Its type specimen is IG 5089 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2011-09-09

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Stellispongia radiata Rigby et al. p. 782 figs. 9.1, 9.2, 9.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
orderStellispongiida
RankNameAuthor
familyStellispongiidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
subfamilyStellispongiinaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusStellispongiad'Orbigny 1849
speciesradiata

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.

Stellispongia radiata Rigby et al. 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:37
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) Stellispongia radiata (type locality: 47442 47446 47451)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Stellispongia radiata (47436)