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Scipiospongia

Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae

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

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

Species
S. columnaria (type species)

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderInnaecoeliidaBoiko 1990
RankNameAuthor
familyCraticulariidaeRauff 1893
subfamilyLaocoetidinaePomel 1872
genusScipiospongia

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. †Scipiospongia Rigby et al. 1998
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Scipiospongia columnaria Rigby et al. 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:27:44
Modified: 2010-02-11 04:04:01
Source: c = class
Reference: 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) S. columnaria (25405)