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Atrochaetetes conicus

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Atrochaetetes conicus was named by Senowbari-Daryan et al. (2015). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cozzo di Lupo reef, Sicily, Italy, which is in a Sevatian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Panormide Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Atrochaetetes conicus Senowbari-Daryan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
genusAtrochaetetesCuif and Fischer 1974
speciesconicus

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.

Atrochaetetes conicus Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sevatian or 211.18000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Italy (Sicily) Atrochaetetes conicus (type locality: 36454)