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Stellarispongia aspera

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Astraeospongiidae

Taxonomy
Stellarispongia aspera was named by Rigby (1976). It is not extant. Its type locality is GSC C12470, C12471 Sor Fiord, Ellesmere Island, which is in an Emsian shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Blue Fiord Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Stellarispongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Stellarispongia aspera Rigby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
RankNameAuthor
familyAstraeospongiidaeMiller 1889
genusStellarispongia
speciesaspera

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.

Stellarispongia aspera Rigby 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-11 01:52:20
Modified: 2011-06-30 06:44:23
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Emsian or 399.50000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Canada (Nunavut) Stellarispongia aspera (type locality: 121048)