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Australispongia sinensis

Hexactinellida

Taxonomy
Australispongia sinensis 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 is the type species of Australispongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Australispongia sinensis Dong and Knoll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
genusAustralispongia
speciessinensis

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.

Australispongia sinensis 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: Furongian or 497.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 486.85China (Hunan) Australispongia sinensis (type locality: 121231 121232)