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Dystactospongia madisonensis

Demospongiae - Sigmatosclerophorida - Dystactospongiidae

Taxonomy
Dystactospongia madisonensis was named by Foerste (1909). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Dystactospongia madisonensis Foerste

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassCeractinomorphaLevi 1953
RankNameAuthor
orderSigmatosclerophoridaBurton 1956
familyDystactospongiidaeMiller 1889
genusDystactospongiaMiller 1882
speciesmadisonensisFoerste 1909

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 17:57:41
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:11
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Dystactospongia madisonensis (121050) Dystactospongia sp. (374)