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Psarodictyum attenuatum

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Psarodictyum attenuatum was named by Rigby and Chatterton (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is 84.3 m height of section BH2, Cape Phillips Fm., Baillie-Hamilton Island, Northw, which is in a Ludlow slope limestone/shale in the Cape Phillips Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Psarodictyum attenuatum Rigby and Chatterton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusPsarodictyumRaymond and Okulitch 1940
speciesattenuatum

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.

Psarodictyum attenuatum 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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Ludlow or 432.90000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Nunavut) Psarodictyum attenuatum (119782)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Nunavut) Psarodictyum attenuatum (type locality: 119778)