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Gigantothalamia ovoidalis

Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Gigantothalamiidae

Taxonomy
Gigantothalamia ovoidalis was named by Senowbari-Daryan (1994). It is not extant. Its type locality is B. Alanköyü, Southern Anatolia, Turkey, which is in a Lacian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Turkey. It is the type species of Gigantothalamia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Gigantothalamia ovoidalis Senowbari-Daryan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderVerticillitida
RankNameAuthor
familyGigantothalamiidaeSenowbari-Daryan 1994
genusGigantothalamia
speciesovoidalis

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.

Gigantothalamia ovoidalis Senowbari-Daryan 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:27:30
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:27:30
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lacian or 221.50000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Turkey (Anatolia) Gigantothalamia ovoidalis (type locality: 38047)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Turkey Gigantothalamia ovoidalis (73860)