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Taurispongia tenuis

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Stellispongiellidae

Taxonomy
Taurispongia tenuis was named by Senowbari-Daryan and Link (2016). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tilkideligi Tepe, Southern Anatolia, Turkey, which is in a Lacian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Türkiye.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Taurispongia tenuis Senowbari-Daryan and Link

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyStellispongiellidae
subfamilyPrestellispongiinaeRigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
genusTaurispongia
speciestenuis

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.

†Taurispongia tenuis Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lacian or 227.30000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye (Anatolia) Taurispongia tenuis (type locality: 38048)