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Protachilleum kayseri

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Protachilleum kayseri was named by Zittel (1877). It is not extant. It is the type species of Protachilleum.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Protachilleum kayseri Zittel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusProtachilleumZittel 1877
specieskayseriZittel 1877

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.

Protachilleum kayseri Zittel 1877
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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: base of the Arenigian to the top of the Llanvirn or 477.10000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0Argentina (San Juan) Protachilleum kayseri (119481)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina Protachilleum kayseri (90432)