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Polycystocoelia silberlingi

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sebargasiidae

Taxonomy
Polycystocoelia silberlingi was named by Senowbari-Daryan and Stanley (1992). Its type specimen is UMIP 6653 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MI 8607, Garfield Hills, which is in a Lacian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Luning Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Polycystocoelia silberlingi Senowbari-Daryan and Stanley p. 192 figs. 10.1-10.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familySebargasiidaeGirty 1908
genusPolycystocoeliaZhang 1983
speciessilberlingi

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.

Polycystocoelia silberlingi Senowbari-Daryan and Stanley 1992
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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: Lacian or 227.30000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) Polycystocoelia silberlingi (type locality: 45520)