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Glossospongia

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Stereodictyidae

Taxonomy
Glossospongia was named by Wu (1989). It is not extant. Its type is Glossospongia angustoscula.

It was assigned to Stereodictyidae by Rigby et al. (1998).

Species
G. angustoscula (type species), G. regularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Glossospongia Wu
1998Glossospongia Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyDictyospongioideaHall and Clarke 1899
familyStereodictyidae
genusGlossospongiaWu 1989

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. †Glossospongia Wu 1989
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Glossospongia regularis Rigby et al. 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) G. angustoscula, G. regularis (25405)