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Sheldonia trabecula

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Euplectellidae

Taxonomy
Regadrella trabecula was named by Rigby (1981). It is not extant. Its type locality is TU 869 Brooks Swamp, which is in a Bartonian/Priabonian marine claystone in the Castle Hayne Formation of North Carolina. It is the type species of Sheldonia.

It was recombined as Sheldonia trabecula by Finks et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Regadrella trabecula Rigby
2011Sheldonia trabecula Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
familyEuplectellidaeGray 1867
genusSheldonia
speciestrabecula()

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.

†Sheldonia trabecula Rigby 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 19:10:17
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:10:17
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (North Carolina) Sheldonia trabecula (119416)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9USA (North Carolina) Regadrella trabecula (type locality: 110071)