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Nipterella

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae

Taxonomy
Nipterella was named by Hinde (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm O Aren Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. Its type is Calathium paradoxicum.

It was assigned to Anthaspidellidae by Finks (1967); to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Haplistiidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Nipterella Hinde p. 144
1967Nipterella Finks p. 1145
2002Nipterella Sepkoski
2004Nipterella Finks et al. p. 148

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

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. †Nipterella Hinde 1889
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Nipterella paradoxica Billings 1865
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available