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Eiffelia globosa

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Eiffeliidae

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Eiffelia globosa Walcott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
RankNameAuthor
familyEiffeliidaeRigby 1986
genusEiffeliaWalcott 1920
speciesglobosaWalcott 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.

Eiffelia globosa Walcott 1920
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Caron and Jackson 2008

Age range: Delamaran or 509.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Eiffelia globosa (84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 121957 121959 121962 121963)