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Pachyspongia

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Aglithodictyidae

Taxonomy
Pachyspongia was named by Termier et al. (1981). It is not extant. Its type is Pachyspongia columbarium.

It was assigned to Aglithodictyidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
P. columbarium (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Pachyspongia Termier et al.
2004Pachyspongia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyDierespongioideaRigby and Gutschick 1976
familyAglithodictyidaeHall and Clarke 1899
genusPachyspongia

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.

G. †Pachyspongia Termier et al. 1981
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Pachyspongia columbarium Termier et al. 1981
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: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Belgium P. columbarium (120924)