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Bicoelia spinosa

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Preperonidellidae

Taxonomy
Bicoelia spinosa was named by Senowbari-Daryan et al. (2005). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kuh-e Bagh-e Vang, Shotori Mountains, Tabas, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Jamal Formation of Iran.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Bicoelia spinosa Senowbari-Daryan et al. p. 393 figs. 9.3/T, 10.7/T, 11.6-11.12,13.7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyPreperonidellidae
subfamilyPrecorynellinaeRigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
genusBicoelia
speciesspinosa

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.

Bicoelia spinosa Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2005
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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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Changhsingian or 283.30000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Iran Bicoelia spinosa (type locality: 59919)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Slovenia Bicoelia spinosa (36241)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Thailand Bicoelia spinosa (34656)