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Thrombidae

Demospongiae - Astrophorida - Thrombidae

Taxonomy
Thrombidae was named by Sollas (1888). It is not extant. Its type is Thrombus.

It was assigned to Plakinida by Finks et al. (2004); and to Astrophorida by Lukowiak et al. (2014).

Subtaxa
Thrombus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Thrombidae Sollas
2004Thrombidae Finks et al. p. 177
2014Thrombidae Lukowiak et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
Tetractinellida
RankNameAuthor
orderAstrophorida
familyThrombidaeSollas 1888
familyThrombidaeSollas 1888

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.

Fm. †Thrombidae Sollas 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-19 02:33:31
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:34:21
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia Thrombidae indet. (147807)