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Rigbyetia obconica

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Cliefdenellidae

Taxonomy
Cliefdenella obconica was named by Rigby and Potter (1986). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 395897.

It was recombined as Rigbyetia obconica by Webby and Lin (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Cliefdenella obconica Rigby and Potter pp. 42-44 figs. 11.6-11.8
1988Cliefdenella obconica Rigby et al.
1988Rigbyetia obconica Webby and Lin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyCliefdenellidaeWebby 1969
genusRigbyetiaWebby and Lin 1988
speciesobconica(Rigby and Potter 1986)

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.

†Rigbyetia obconica Rigby and Potter 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Caradoc to the top of the Ashgill or 458.20000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilian - Caradoc461.1 - 449.5USA (Alaska) Cliefdenella obconica (99664)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.2 - 443.1USA (California) Rigbyetia obconica (119887)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (California) Cliefdenella obconica (69241 99696 99697 99698 99699 99805)