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Lewinia cavernosa

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae

Taxonomy
Lewinia cavernosa was named by Rigby and Webby (1988). It is not extant. Its type locality is Coppermine Creek, Cliefden Caves, which is in an Eastonian slope/ramp reef limestone/siltstone in the Malongulli Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Lewinia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Lewinia cavernosa Rigby and Webby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
familyHaplistiidaede Laubenfels 1955
genusLewinia
speciescavernosa

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.

Lewinia cavernosa Rigby and Webby 1988
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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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Eastonian to the top of the Bolindian or 452.30000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) Lewinia cavernosa (type locality: 119501)
Bolindian449.0 - 443.1Australia (New South Wales) Lewinia cavernosa (119489)