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Eiffelia hispanica

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Eiffeliidae

Taxonomy
Eiffelia hispanica was named by Sdzuy (1969). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2011-12-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Eiffelia hispanica Sdzuy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
RankNameAuthor
familyEiffeliidaeRigby 1986
genusEiffeliaWalcott 1920
specieshispanicaSdzuy 1969

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.

Eiffelia hispanica Sdzuy 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-07 18:04:18
Modified: 2009-03-08 19:56:23
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Caron and Jackson 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Furongian or 497.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Iran Eiffelia hispanica (121298)