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Rugospongia

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Saccospongiidae

Taxonomy
Rugospongia was named by Carrera (1996). It is not extant. Its type is Rugospongia viejoensis.

It was assigned to Saccospongiidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
R. viejoensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Rugospongia Carrera
2004Rugospongia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderMegalithistida
suborderMegamorinaZittel 1878
familySaccospongiidae
genusRugospongia

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.

G. †Rugospongia Carrera 1996
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Rugospongia viejoensis Carrera 1996
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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Llanvirn or 468.00000 to 461.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina R. sp. (8748)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina R. viejoensis (90432)