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Riasanospongia

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Riasanospongia was named by Gerasimov (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: K Barr Sepkoski's reference number: 643]. It is not extant. Its type is Riasanospongia michailovensis.

It was assigned to Demospongia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
R. michailovensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Riasanospongia Gerasimov
2002Riasanospongia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
genusRiasanospongia

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. †Riasanospongia Gerasimov 1960
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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: Berriasian or 145.00000 to 139.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Russian Federation (Ryazan) R. michailovensis (116453)