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Rankenella hamdii

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Rankenella hamdii was named by Kruse and Zhuravlev (2008). It is not extant. Its type locality is Shahmirzad Member 2, Elburz Mountains, which is in a Mayan shallow subtidal wackestone/shale in the Mila Formation of Iran.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Rankenella hamdii Kruse and Zhuravlev

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusRankenellaKruse 1983
specieshamdii

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.

Rankenella hamdii Kruse and Zhuravlev 2008
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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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Mayan or 504.50000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mayan504.5 - 499.5Iran (Semnan) Rankenella hamdii (type locality: 22822)
Mayan - Furongian504.5 - 485.4Iran (Semnan) Rankenella mors (22821)