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Astyloscyphia irregularia

Demospongiae - Astylospongiidae

Taxonomy
Astyloscyphia irregularia was named by Rigby et al. (2001). It is not extant. Its type locality is Jazwica Quarry (Lgawa Hill), units P-R, Holy Cross Mountains, which is in a Frasnian slope limestone in Poland. It is the type species of Astyloscyphia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Astyloscyphia irregularia Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAstylospongiidaeZittel 1877
genusAstyloscyphia
speciesirregularia

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.

Astyloscyphia irregularia Rigby et al. 2001
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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: Late/Upper Frasnian or 379.50000 to 376.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Poland Astyloscyphia irregularia (type locality: 61840)