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Bauneia epicharis

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Bauneia epicharis was named by Wu (1991). Its type specimen is xb27-6-14 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiangbo reef 27-6, which is in a Wordian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Bauneia epicharis Wu p. 42 figs. Pl 5, fig 6; pl 6, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
genusBauneiaPeterhans 1927
speciesepicharis

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.

Bauneia epicharis Wu 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) Bauneia epicharis (51157 type locality: 51185 51186)