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Xylochos palindromica

Demospongiae - Hazeliidae

Taxonomy
Xylochos palindromica was named by Botting (2004). It is not extant. Its type locality is Llanfawr Quarry 2c, Llandrindod, which is in a Sandbian offshore mudstone in the Llanfawr Mudstone Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Xylochos.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Xylochos palindromica Botting

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
familyHazeliidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusXylochos
speciespalindromica

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.

Xylochos palindromica Botting 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sandbian or 458.20000 to 452.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Wales) Xylochos palindromica (120626 120627 120628 type locality: 120629)