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Dracospongia

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae

Taxonomy
Dracospongia was named by Rigby et al. (1998). It is not extant. Its type is Dracospongia undulata.

It was assigned to Euretinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
D. undulata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Dracospongia Rigby et al.
2004Dracospongia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyEuretidaeZittel 1877
subfamilyEuretinaeZittel 1877
genusDracospongia

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. †Dracospongia Rigby et al. 1998
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Dracospongia undulata 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: 2009-05-08 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

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) D. undulata (25405)