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Anthracosycon

Demospongiae - Anthracosyconidae

Taxonomy
Anthracosycon was named by Girty (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-l P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 203]. Its type is Anthracosycon ficus. It is the type genus of Anthracosyconidae.

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

Species
A. auriforme, A. ficus (type species), A. regulare

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Anthracosycon Girty
2002Anthracosycon Sepkoski
2004Anthracosycon Finks et al. p. 124

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthracosyconidae
genusAnthracosycon

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. †Anthracosycon Girty 1909
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Anthracosycon ficus Girty 1909
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 Kungurian to the top of the Capitanian or 283.30000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) A. auriforme (101803) A. regulare (43566 43574 81638)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) A. sp., A. ficus (108803)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) A. regulare (81707)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) A. ficus (108812)