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Glossospongia angustoscula

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Stereodictyidae

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

Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2011-09-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Glossospongia angustoscula Wu

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

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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Sichuan) Glossospongia angustoscula (25405)