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Lenica unica

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Choiidae

Taxonomy
Lenica unica was named by Goryanskiy (1977). It is not extant. Its type locality is Achchagyy-Tuoydakh River, Sinsk, which is in a Botomian marine horizon in the Sinsk Formation of the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Lenica.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Lenica unica Goryanskiy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyChoiidaeLaubenfels 1925
genusLenica
speciesunica

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.

Lenica unica Goryanskiy 1977
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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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Botomian or 516.00000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation (Sakha) Lenica unica (type locality: 121186)