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Preperonidella beipeiensis

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Preperonidellidae

Taxonomy
Peronidella beipeiensis was named by Rigby et al. (1989). Its type specimen is IG 4049 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Laolongdong Unit 20 (Section 1), Beipei, which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm bafflestone/wackestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

It was recombined as Preperonidella beipeiensis by Senowbari-Daryan et al. (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Peronidella beipeiensis Rigby et al. p. 785 figs. 9.6, 9.9, 9.10, 10.7
2007Preperonidella beipeiensis Senowbari-Daryan et al. p. 603

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyPreperonidellidae
subfamilyPreperonidellinae
genusPreperonidella
speciesbeipeiensis()

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.

Preperonidella beipeiensis Rigby et al. 1989
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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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) Peronidella beipeiensis (47441)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Peronidella beipeiensis (type locality: 47434 116603)