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Taplowia

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae

Taxonomy
Taplowia was named by Rigby and Webby (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Taplowia ordinata.

It was assigned to Haplistiidae by Rigby and Webby (1988); and to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
T. ordinata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Taplowia Rigby and Webby
2002Taplowia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
familyHaplistiidaede Laubenfels 1955
genusTaplowia

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. †Taplowia Rigby and Webby 1988
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Taplowia ordinata Rigby and Webby 1988
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: Eastonian or 452.70000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) T. ordinata (119501)