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Acutipuerilis spinosus

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Asthenospongiidae

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Acutipuerilis spinosus Botting

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
familyAsthenospongiidae
genusAcutipuerilis
speciesspinosus

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.

Acutipuerilis spinosus Botting 2004
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sandbian or 458.40000 to 453.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0United Kingdom (Wales) Acutipuerilis spinosus (type locality: 120627)