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Myxillidae

Demospongiae - Poecilosclerida - Myxillidae

Taxonomy
Myxillidae was named by Dendy (1922). It is not extant. Its type is Myxilla.

It was assigned to Poecilosclerida by Finks et al. (2004), Lukowiak et al. (2014).

Subtaxa
Iophon, Iophonopsis, Myxilla (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Myxillidae Dendy
2004Myxillidae Finks et al. p. 49
2014Myxillidae Lukowiak et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderPoeciloscleridaTopsent 1928
familyMyxillidaeDendy 1922
familyMyxillidaeDendy 1922

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. †Myxillidae Dendy 1922
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G. Iophonopsis Dendy 1924
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-19 02:42:15
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:21:11
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

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 Myxillidae indet. (147807)