Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Falospongia falata

Demospongiae - Hazeliidae

Taxonomy
Falospongia falata was named by Rigby (1986). It is not extant. It is the type species of Falospongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Falospongia falata Rigby

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
familyHazeliidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusFalospongiaRigby 1986
speciesfalataRigby 1986

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.

Falospongia falata Rigby 1986
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-07 18:04:28
Modified: 2009-03-07 20:04:28
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004, Caron and Jackson 2008

Age range: Delamaran or 509.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Falospongia falata (84424 84426 84427 84428 121962)