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Paelospongia

Demospongiae - Ancorinida - Paelospongiidae

Taxonomy
Paelospongia was named by Mostler (1986). It is not extant. Its type is Paelospongia longiradiata. It is the type genus of Paelospongiidae.

It was assigned to Paelospongiidae by Mostler (1986), Finks et al. (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Paelospongia Mostler
2004Paelospongia Finks et al. p. 192

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
RankNameAuthor
orderAncorinidaReid 1968
familyPaelospongiidae
genusPaelospongia

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.

G. †Paelospongia Mostler 1986
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Paelospongia longiradiata Mostler 1986
Paelospongia procera Mostler 1986
Paelospongia turgida Mostler 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 09:18:29
Modified: 2007-10-08 11:18:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Fassanian to the top of the Sevatian or 241.46400 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Italy (Veneto) P. procera (117020)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Oman P. turgida (125287)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria P. longiradiata (116895) P. turgida (116897)