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Allosaccus

Demospongiae - Streptosolenidae

Taxonomy
Allosaccus is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Allosaccus Sepkoski
2004Allosaccus Finks et al. p. 104

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyStreptosolenidae
genusAllosaccus

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.

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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: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Early/Lower Llanvirn or 471.30000 to 461.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina A. sp. (8721)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Tennessee) A. sp. (319)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Kentucky) A. sp. (124619)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) A. sp. (306)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (California) A. sp. (119483)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina A. sp. (8747 8748)