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Janussenia orangense

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Janussenia orangense was named by Muir and Botting (2007). It is not extant. Its type locality is One Tree Hill, Spring Creek, which is in a Wenlock coastal siltstone in the Mirrabooka Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Janussenia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Janussenia orangense Muir and Botting

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
genusJanussenia
speciesorangense

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Janussenia orangense Muir and Botting 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wenlock or 432.90000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Australia (New South Wales) Janussenia orangense (type locality: 121148)