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Huayingia glomerata

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Glomocystospongiidae

Taxonomy
Huayingia glomerata was named by Rigby et al. (1994). Its type specimen is JS0054 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is JS0054, Jianshuigou Reef, Huaying City, which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Changxing Formation of China. It is the type species of Huayingia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Huayingia glomerata Rigby et al. p. 99 figs. Pl 11, figs 2-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyGlomocystospongiidae
genusHuayingia
speciesglomerata

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.

Huayingia glomerata Rigby et al. 1994
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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: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) Huayingia glomerata (type locality: 116675 116676 116677 116678 116679)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Huayingia glomerata (47457)