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Zittelella varians

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Zittelella varians was named by Billings (1861).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Z. clarae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Zittelella varians Billings

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusZittelellaUlrich and Everett 1889
speciesvariansBillings 1861

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.

†Zittelella varians Billings 1861
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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 Chazyan to the top of the Ashbyan or 471.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Zittelella varians (80821)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Zittelella varians (66132 66133 66134 66135)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Zittelella varians (5327)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Zittelella varians (5329)