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Norfordia gabrielsei

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

Taxonomy
Norfordia gabrielsei was named by Rigby and Harris (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is GSC C-27725 Ware, which is in a Llandovery/Wenlock marginal marine siltstone in Canada. It is the type species of Norfordia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Norfordia gabrielsei Rigby and Harris

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDictyospongioideaHall and Clarke 1899
familyDictyospongiidaeHall and Clarke 1899
subfamilyPrismodictyinaede Laubenfels 1955
genusNorfordia
speciesgabrielsei

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.

Norfordia gabrielsei Rigby and Harris 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Llandovery to the top of the Wenlock or 443.10000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7Canada (British Columbia) Norfordia gabrielsei (type locality: 120574)