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Fieldospongia

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Fieldospongia was named by Rigby (1986) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm lMid-l].

It was assigned to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); to Anthaspidellidae by Finks et al. (2004); and to Demospongia by Bambach et al. (2007).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Fieldospongia Rigby
2002Fieldospongia Sepkoski
2004Fieldospongia Finks et al.
2007Fieldospongia Bambach et al. p. S80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusFieldospongiaRigby 1986

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. †Fieldospongia Rigby 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: Epifaunal suspension feeder (Caron & Jackson, 2008).g
Created: 2009-03-07 18:05:36
Modified: 2009-03-07 20:05:36
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Caron and Jackson 2008, Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Delamaran or 509.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) F. bellilineata (84427 84428 121966)