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Chaunactis malkowskii

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae

Taxonomy
Chaunactis malkowskii was named by Hurcewicz (1982). It is not extant. Its type locality is Treskelen, Creek IV, Hornsund (brachiopod cherts), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Kapp Starostin Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Chaunactis malkowskii Hurcewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1875
familyHaplistiidaede Laubenfels 1955
genusChaunactis
speciesmalkowskii

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.

†Chaunactis malkowskii Hurcewicz 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Svalbard and Jan Mayen Chaunactis malkowskii (type locality: 117799)