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Tiddalickia quadrata

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

Taxonomy
Tiddalickia quadrata was named by Rigby and Webby (1988). It is not extant. Its type locality is Sugarloaf Creek, Cliefden Caves, which is in a Bolindian slope/ramp reef limestone/siltstone in the Malongulli Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Tiddalickia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Tiddalickia quadrata Rigby and Webby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDictyospongioideaHall and Clarke 1899
familyDictyospongiidaeHall and Clarke 1899
subfamilyPrismodictyinaede Laubenfels 1955
genusTiddalickia
speciesquadrata

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.

†Tiddalickia quadrata Rigby and Webby 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

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) Tiddalickia quadrata (type locality: 119489)