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Fissispongia

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Fissispongiidae

Taxonomy
Fissispongia was named by King (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-u P Guad-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2,203]. It is not extant. Its type is Fissispongia jacksboroensis.

It was assigned to Pharetronida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Fissispongiidae by Rigby et al. (2008).

Species
F. jacksboroensis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Fissispongia King
2002Fissispongia Sepkoski
2008Fissispongia Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
familyFissispongiidaeFinks and Rigby 2004
genusFissispongiaKing 1938

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. †Fissispongia King 1938
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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: base of the Missourian to the top of the Virgilian or 306.00000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) F. jacksboroensis (111697)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) F. tortacloaca (92059)