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Leiofungia radiciformis

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Pharetrospongiidae

Taxonomy
Achilleum radiciforme was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Leiofungia radiciformis by Laube (1865).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Achilleum radiciforme Münster p. 27 figs. Pl 2, fig 20b
1843Achilleum poraceum Klipstein p. 281 figs. Pl 19, fig 1
1865Leiofungia radiciformis Laube p. 22 figs. Pl 2, fig 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyPharetrospongiidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
subfamilyLeiofungiinae
genusLeiofungiad'Orbigny 1849
speciesradiciformis()

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.

†Leiofungia radiciformis Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Achilleum poraceum Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Julian or 237.00000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Achilleum radiciforme (type locality: 137429)