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Brooksella alternata

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Taxonomy
Brooksella alternata was named by Walcott (1896). It is not extant. It is the type species of Brooksella.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Brooksella alternata Walcott p. 612 figs. pl. 31, figs. 1-5
1896Brooksella confusa Walcott p. 612 figs. pl. 31, figs 7, 7a, 7b
1896Laotira cambria Walcott p. 613 figs. pl. 32, figs. 1-8
2006Brooksella alternata Ciampaglio et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyProtospongioideaHinde 1887
familyProtospongiidaeHinde 1887
genusBrooksellaBassler 1941
speciesalternataWalcott 1896

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.

Brooksella alternata Walcott 1896
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Invalid names: Brooksella confusa Walcott 1896 [objective synonym], Laotira cambria Walcott 1896 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Cambrian or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85USA (Georgia) Brooksella alternata (164675)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Georgia) Brooksella alternata (174919)