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Paraleptomitella

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae

Taxonomy
Paraleptomitella was named by Chen et al. (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-u Sepkoski's reference number: 858]. It is not extant. Its type is Paraleptomitella dictyodroma.

It was assigned to Poecilosclerida by Sepkoski (2002); to Leptomitidae by Chen et al. (1989), Hou et al. (2004); and to Porifera by Bambach et al. (2007).

Species
P. dictyodroma (type species), P. globula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Paraleptomitella Chen et al.
2002Paraleptomitella Sepkoski
2004Paraleptomitella Hou et al. p. 48
2007Paraleptomitella Bambach et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyLeptomitidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusParaleptomitella

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.

G. †Paraleptomitella Chen et al. 1989
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Paraleptomitella dictyodroma Chen et al. 1989
Paraleptomitella globula Chen et al. 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-02-19 18:11:12
Modified: 2009-02-19 20:11:12
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5China (Yunnan) P. dictyodroma, P. globula (156226)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) P. dictyodroma (68083 86846 90138 90150 90164 90166 96412 96413) P. dictyodroma, P. globula (86851 90494 96402) P. sp. (86929 86930)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Hubai) P. sp. (219687)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Yunnan) P. dictyodroma (132327 194140 194141 194143 194150 194153 194160 194161 194162) P. dictyodroma, P. globula (132329 132330 194163)