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Cauliculospongia solida

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Cauliculospongia solida was named by Rigby and Chatterton (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Cornwallis Island, Abbott River, CAR1, 44.5m, which is in a Ludlow slope limestone/shale in the Cape Phillips Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Cauliculospongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Cauliculospongia solida Rigby and Chatterton

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

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.

Cauliculospongia solida Rigby and Chatterton 1989
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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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Ludlow or 426.70000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Nunavut) Cauliculospongia solida (type locality: 119785)