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Archaeoscyphia tenuis

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Archaeoscyphia tenuis was named by Carrera (1994). It is not extant. Its type locality is Cerro Viejo [upper San Juan Fm], which is in a Llanvirn marine limestone in the San Juan Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Archaeoscyphia tenuis Carrera

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusArchaeoscyphiaHinde 1889
speciestenuis

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.

Archaeoscyphia tenuis Carrera 1994
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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: Llanvirn or 468.00000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Argentina Archaeoscyphia tenuis (90431)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina Archaeoscyphia tenuis (type locality: 90432)