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Paelospongia procera

Demospongiae - Ancorinida - Paelospongiidae

Taxonomy
Paelospongia procera was named by Mostler (1986). It is not extant. Its type locality is Tretto, which is in a Fassanian marine limestone in Italy.

Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2011-09-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Paelospongia procera Mostler

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

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.

Paelospongia procera Mostler 1986
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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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Fassanian or 241.46400 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Italy (Veneto) Paelospongia procera (type locality: 117020)