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Protachilleum

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Protachilleum was named by Zittel (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: S]. It is not extant. Its type is Protachilleum kayseri.

It was assigned to Anthaspidellidae by Beresi and Rigby (1993); and to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. kayseri (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by U. Merkel on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Protachilleum Zittel
1993Protachilleum Beresi and Rigby
2002Protachilleum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusProtachilleumZittel 1877

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. †Protachilleum Zittel 1877
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Protachilleum kayseri Zittel 1877
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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Early/Lower Llanvirn or 477.10000 to 461.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina (San Juan) P. sp. (8743)
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0Argentina (San Juan) P. kayseri (119481)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina P. sp. (8748)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina P. kayseri (90432)