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Simiuvanella siciliana

Demospongiae - Alpinothalamiidae

Taxonomy
Simiuvanella siciliana 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Simiuvanella siciliana Senowbari-Daryan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassTetractinomorphaLévi 1956
RankNameAuthor
familyAlpinothalamiidaeSenowbari-Daryan 1990
genusSimiuvanella
speciessiciliana

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.

Simiuvanella siciliana Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicasubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-07 01:04:58
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:34:50
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Finks et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Rhaetian or 228.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Italy Simiuvanella siciliana (type locality: 170144)