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Falospongia

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Hazeliidae

Taxonomy
Falospongia was named by Rigby (1986) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 766]. Its type is Falospongia falata.

It was assigned to Haplosclerida by Sepkoski (2002); to Hazeliidae by Rigby and Collins (2004); and to Demospongia by Bambach et al. (2007).

Species
F. falata (type species), F. ramosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Falospongia Rigby
2002Falospongia Sepkoski
2004Falospongia Rigby and Collins
2007Falospongia Bambach et al. p. S80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyHazeliidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusFalospongiaRigby 1986

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. †Falospongia Rigby 1986
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Falospongia falata Rigby 1986
Falospongia ramosa Rigby and Collins 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-07 18:04:28
Modified: 2009-03-07 20:04:28
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Caron and Jackson 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the St Davids to the top of the Delamaran or 509.00000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) F. falata (84424 84426 84427 84428) F. ramosa (121959 121960 121963) F. sp., F. falata (121962)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) F. ramosa (122017)