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Protospongia hicksi

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Taxonomy
Protospongia hicksi was named by Hinde (1887). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. elongata, P. hicksii, P. iberica, P. novaki, P. novaki, P. rhenana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Protospongia hicksi Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyProtospongioideaHinde 1887
familyProtospongiidaeHinde 1887
genusProtospongiaSalter 1864
specieshicksiHinde 1887

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.

†Protospongia hicksi Hinde 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-07 18:16:12
Modified: 2009-03-08 19:56:11
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Caron and Jackson 2008

Age range: base of the Stage 4 to the top of the Marjumian or 514.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Vermont) Protospongia hicksi (121235)
Stage 4514.5 - 506.5USA (Vermont) Protospongia hicksi (237967)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Protospongia hicksi (84423 84424 84426 84427 84428 121957 121959 121960 121961 121962)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Protospongia hicksi (230679)