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Eospongia roemeri

Demospongiae - Streptosolenidae

Taxonomy
Eospongia roemeri was named by Billings (1861). It is the type species of Eospongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Eospongia roemeri Billings

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyStreptosolenidae
genusEospongiaBillings 1861
speciesroemeriBillings 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.

†Eospongia roemeri 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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Caradoc to the top of the Ashbyan or 458.40000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Eospongia roemeri (66132)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Eospongia roemeri (33934 33935 33936 33937)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Eospongia roemeri (33938 33980 33981 33982 33983 33984)