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Archaeoscyphia boltoni

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Archaeoscyphia boltoni was named by Rigby and Nitecki (1973). It is not extant. Its type locality is Anticosti Island, Salmon River, which is in a Hirnantian shallow subtidal limestone in the Ellis Bay Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Archaeoscyphia boltoni Rigby and Nitecki

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

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 boltoni Rigby and Nitecki 1973
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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: Hirnantian or 445.20000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Archaeoscyphia boltoni (type locality: 120625)