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Colospongia multivesiculosa

Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae

Taxonomy
Colospongia multivesiculosa was named by Senowbari-Daryan et al. (2015). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ski piste -Monte Mufara, Madonie Mnts-Piano Battaglia, which is in a Norian/Rhaetian reef, buildup or bioherm carbonate in Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. elongata, C. gemina, C. polytholosiaformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Colospongia multivesiculosa Senowbari-Daryan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderVerticillitida
RankNameAuthor
familyColospongiidaeSenowbari-Daryan 1990
subfamilyColospongiinaeSenowbari-Daryan 1990
genusColospongia
speciesmultivesiculosa

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.

†Colospongia multivesiculosa Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:27:30
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:27:30
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Rhaetian or 227.30000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Italy Colospongia multivesiculosa (type locality: 170144)