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Vauxia densa

Demospongiae - Vauxiidae

Taxonomy
Vauxia densa was named by Walcott (1920). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Vauxia densa Walcott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
familyVauxiidae
genusVauxiaWalcott 1920
speciesdensaWalcott 1920

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.

Vauxia densa Walcott 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-07 18:16:32
Modified: 2009-03-08 19:54:39
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004, Caron and Jackson 2008

Age range: base of the St Davids to the top of the Delamaran or 506.50000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Vauxia densa (121962)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Vauxia densa (122094)