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Astylospongia praemorsa

Demospongiae - Astylospongiidae

Taxonomy
Siphonia praemorsa was named by Goldfuss (1826). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Astylospongia praemorsa by Rigby and Chatterton (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Siphonia praemorsa Goldfuss
1999Astylospongia praemorsa Rigby and Chatterton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAstylospongiidaeZittel 1877
genusAstylospongiaRoemer 1860
speciespraemorsa(Goldfuss 1826)

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.

Astylospongia praemorsa Goldfuss 1826
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Hirnantian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 445.20000 to 430.50000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Canada (Québec) Astylospongia praemorsa (81280)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Astylospongia praemorsa (121299)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Tennessee) Astylospongia praemorsa (26802)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) Astylospongia praemorsa (25876 26778 26789 26794)