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Asthenospongia acantha

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Asthenospongiidae

Taxonomy
Asthenospongia acantha was named by Rigby et al. (1981). It is not extant. Its type locality is Trail Creek, which is in a Floian marine sandstone/shale in the Phi Kappa Formation of Idaho. It is the type species of Asthenospongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Asthenospongia acantha Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
familyAsthenospongiidae
genusAsthenospongia
speciesacantha

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.

Asthenospongia acantha Rigby et al. 1981
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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: Floian or 477.70000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.7 - 470.0USA (Idaho) Asthenospongia acantha (type locality: 121051)