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Kometia gracilis

Hexactinellida

Taxonomy
Flosculus gracilis was named by Dong and Knoll (1996). It is not extant. Its type locality is Paibi section, P90, which is in a Furongian slope limestone in the Huaqiao Formation of China.

It was recombined as Kometia gracilis by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Flosculus gracilis Dong and Knoll
2004Kometia gracilis Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
genusKometia
speciesgracilis()

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.

Kometia gracilis Dong and Knoll 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:27:44
Modified: 2010-02-11 04:04:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ordian to the top of the Furongian or 511.20000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordian - Undillan511.2 - 500.5Australia (Queensland) Kometia gracilis (122074)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4China (Hunan) Flosculus gracilis (type locality: 121231)