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Craterospongiella sinensis

Demospongiae - Chiastoclonellidae

Taxonomy
Craterospongiella sinensis was named by Rigby et al. (2006). It is not extant. Its type locality is Suhaitu, which is in a Darriwilian carbonate packstone in the Majiagou Formation of China. It is the type species of Craterospongiella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Craterospongiella sinensis Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyChiastoclonellidaeRauff 1895
genusCraterospongiella
speciessinensis

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.

Craterospongiella sinensis Rigby et al. 2006
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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: Darriwilian or 469.40000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Nei Mongol) Craterospongiella sinensis (type locality: 120572)