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Lemonea exaulifera

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae

Taxonomy
Lemonea exaulifera was named by Rigby et al. (1998). Its type specimen is UNSM 35215 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hackberry Draw, Guadalupe Mountains, Sample 35215, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm bindstone in the Capitan Limestone Formation of New Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Lemonea exaulifera Rigby et al. p. 65 figs. Pl 8, figs 7,8; pl 9, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyGuadalupiidae
genusLemonea
speciesexaulifera

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.

Lemonea exaulifera Rigby et al. 1998
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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 (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (New Mexico) Lemonea exaulifera (24203 47481 47484 47550 47565 47566 47649 47737 47738 47740 47742 type locality: 47747 47752 47765 95715 107698 121897 121902 121906 121918 121919 121920 121921 121925 121928 121932 121933)