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Solenopora spongioides

Rhodophyceae - Solenoporaceae

Taxonomy
Solenopora spongioides was named by Dybowski (1877). It is not extant. It is the type species of Solenopora.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Solenopora spongioides Dybowski
2004Solenopora spongioides Riding

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
classRhodophyceaeRuprecht 1851
RankNameAuthor
familySolenoporaceaePia 1927
genusSolenoporaDybowski 1877
speciesspongioidesDybowski 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.

†Solenopora spongioides Dybowski 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Architecture: porousc
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2006-07-05 08:27:21
Modified: 2006-07-05 10:27:21
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Soudleyan to the top of the Oandu or 458.20000 to 451.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway Solenopora spongioides (3251)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Estonia Solenopora spongioides (168713 168766)