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Rhizopsis

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Sollasellidae

Taxonomy
Rhizopsis was named by Schrammen (1910) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. It is not extant. Its type is Rhizopsis horrida.

It was assigned to Demospongia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sollasellidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
R. horrida (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Rhizopsis Schrammen
2002Rhizopsis Sepkoski
2004Rhizopsis Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familySollasellidaevon Lendenfeld 1887
genusRhizopsis

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. †Rhizopsis Schrammen 1910
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Rhizopsis horrida Schrammen 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Campanian or 318.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Flintshire) R. sp. (233399 233402)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) R. horrida (110531)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) R. horrida (110530)