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Haplistion cylindricum

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae

Taxonomy
Haplistion cylindricum was named by Rigby and Dixon (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Garnier Bay, Somerset Island, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Douro Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. carbonaria, H. elongatum, H. elongatum, H. lobatum, H. mega

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Haplistion cylindricum Rigby and Dixon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
familyHaplistiidaede Laubenfels 1955
genusHaplistionYoung and Young 1877
speciescylindricum

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.

†Haplistion cylindricum Rigby and Dixon 1979
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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: 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) Haplistion cylindricum (type locality: 119859)