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Takakkawia lineata

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Takakkawiidae

Taxonomy
Takakkawia lineata was named by Walcott (1920). It is not extant. It is the type species of Takakkawia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Takakkawia lineata Walcott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyTakakkawiidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusTakakkawiaWalcott 1920
specieslineataWalcott 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.

Takakkawia lineata 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 18:16:21
Modified: 2009-03-08 19:54:25
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Caron and Jackson 2008

Age range: Delamaran or 509.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Takakkawia lineata (84412 84415 84418 84419 84420 84422 84423 84424 84425 84426 84428 84429 84430 84431 84432 84433 84434 84435 84437 121959 121961 121962 121963)