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Cystauletes grossa

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae

Taxonomy
Cystauletes grossa was named by Rigby et al. (1995). Its type specimen is USNM 463569 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Huangnitang Reef silicified blocks, Lichuan, which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Cystauletes grossa Rigby et al. p. 236 figs. 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyGuadalupiidae
genusCystauletesInai 1936
speciesgrossa

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.

Cystauletes grossa Rigby et al. 1995
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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: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hubei) Cystauletes grossa (type locality: 116661)