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Collatipora

Demospongiae - Anthracosyconidae

Taxonomy
Collatipora was named by Finks (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 203]. Its type is Collatipora discreta.

It was assigned to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Anthracosyconidae by Finks (1960), Finks et al. (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Collatipora Finks p. 81
2002Collatipora Sepkoski
2004Collatipora Finks et al. p. 124

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

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. †Collatipora Finks 1960
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Collatipora delicata Finks 1960
Collatipora discreta Finks 1960
Collatipora pyriformis Finks 1960
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. M. Finks 1960Spheroidal; spicule layers concentric and parallel to whole surface; one or several circular oscules; ostia mostly confined to one or more restricted fields; surface canals anastomose over most of surface except for ostial fields.
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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Capitanian or 298.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) C. delicata (43468)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Venezuela (Merida) C. delicatula (41512)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) C. delicata (43534) C. discreta (43491 113216) C. pyriformis (43517)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) C. delicata (81693 101767) C. discreta (43548) C. pyriformis (81640)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) C. delicata (108387)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) C. discreta (81614)