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Hesperocoelia undulata

Demospongiae - Archaeoscyphidae

Taxonomy
Hesperocoelia undulata was named by Bassler (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is IK-3. Ikes Canyon sponge beds, Toquima Range, which is in a Rangerian carbonate limestone in the Antelope Valley Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Hesperocoelia undulata Bassler p. 393

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
Tetractinellida
RankNameAuthor
familyArchaeoscyphidaeRauff 1894
genusHesperocoelia
speciesundulata

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.

Hesperocoelia undulata Bassler 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Rangerian or 471.30000 to 470.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Hesperocoelia undulata (type locality: 119435)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (California) Hesperocoelia undulata (119486)