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Chaunactis

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae

Taxonomy
Chaunactis was named by Finks (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step-l P Guad-l Sepkoski's reference number: 203]. Its type is Chaunactis foliata.

It was assigned to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Haplistiidae by Dilliard and Rigby (2001), Finks et al. (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Chaunactis Finks p. 93
2001Chaunactis Dilliard and Rigby p. 3
2002Chaunactis Sepkoski
2004Chaunactis Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
familyHaplistiidaede Laubenfels 1955
genusChaunactis

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. †Chaunactis Finks 1960
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Chaunactis foliata Finks 1960
Chaunactis kaera Hurcewicz 1982
Chaunactis malkowskii Hurcewicz 1982
Chaunactis olsoni Dilliard and Rigby 2001
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 Desmoinesian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 312.80000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Arizona) C. olsoni (242076)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) C. sp. 2 (108393)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Mexico (Coahuila) C. foliata (232557 232558 233508 233509 241659)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Mexico (Coahuila) C. sp. 1 (108396)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Svalbard and Jan Mayen C. foliata (130898) C. kaera (117798 130896 130897) C. kaera, C. malkowskii (117799)