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Stereodictyum proteron

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Stereodictyidae

Taxonomy
Stereodictyum proteron was named by Rigby (1972). It is not extant. Its type locality is Buck Mountain, which is in a Morrowan coastal shale/limestone in the Diamond Peak Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Stereodictyum proteron Rigby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDictyospongioideaHall and Clarke 1899
familyStereodictyidae
genusStereodictyum
speciesproteron

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.

Stereodictyum proteron Rigby 1972
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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: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Moscovian or 323.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Nevada) Stereodictyum proteron (type locality: 120998)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0China Stereodictyum proteron (67701)