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Thaumastocoelia dolomitica

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Thaumastocoelia dolomitica was named by Senowbari-Daryan et al. (1993). It is not extant. Its type locality is Olang, northern Dolomites, Italy, which is in a Pelsonian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Recoaro - Upper Serla Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Thaumastocoelia dolomitica Senowbari-Daryan et al.
2011Thaumastocoelia dolomitica Senowbari-Daryan et al. p. 407 figs. 9G-I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyThaumastocoeliidaeOtt 1967
genusThaumastocoeliaSteinmann 1882
speciesdolomitica

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.

Thaumastocoelia dolomitica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1993
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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 Pelsonian to the top of the Fassanian or 244.24000 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy Thaumastocoelia dolomitica (49916)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Italy Thaumastocoelia dolomitica (type locality: 23570)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Hungary Thaumastocoelia dolomitica (150425 150426)