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Vandonia

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Vandonia was named by Rigby and Webby (1988). It is not extant. Its type is Vandonia clathrata.

It was assigned to Anthaspidellidae by Rigby and Webby (1988).

Species
V. clathrata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Vandonia Rigby and Webby

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

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. †Vandonia Rigby and Webby 1988
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Vandonia clathrata Rigby and Webby 1988
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: Bolindian or 449.50000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bolindian449.5 - 443.7Australia (New South Wales) V. clathrata (119489)