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Anguispongia alpina

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae

Taxonomy
Anguispongia alpina was named by Senowbari-Daryan (2009). It is not extant. Its type locality is Gosaukamm, Austria, which is in a Norian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/limestone in the Dachstein Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Anguispongia alpina Senowbari-Daryan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyAuriculospongiidae
subfamilyAuriculospongiinaeTermier and Termier 1977
genusAnguispongia
speciesalpina

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.

Anguispongia alpina Senowbari-Daryan 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Lacian or 228.00000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Turkey Anguispongia alpina (60470)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Austria (Calcareous Alps) Anguispongia alpina (type locality: 38148)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Italy Anguispongia alpina (170144)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Turkey Anguispongia alpina (183679)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Turkey (Anatolia) Anguispongia alpina (38047)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Turkey Anguispongia alpina (73860)