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Climacospongia

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Climacospongia was named by Hinde (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Haplosclerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Anthaspidellidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Climacospongia Hinde
2002Climacospongia Sepkoski
2004Climacospongia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusClimacospongiaHinde 1884

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. †Climacospongia Hinde 1884
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Climacospongia snowblindella de Freitas 1991
Climacospongia undulata de Freitas 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Ludlow or 427.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Nunavut) C. sp., C. undulata, C. snowblindella (79385)