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Himatella

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sestrostomellidae

Taxonomy
Himatella was named by Zittel (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn Sepkoski's reference number: 978]. It is not extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Himatella Zittel
2002Himatella Sepkoski
2004Himatella Finks et al. p. 613

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
familySestrostomellidaeLaubenfels 1955
genusHimatellaZittel 1878

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. †Himatella Zittel 1878
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Himatella milleporata Münster 1841
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Comments: Skeletal mineralogy according to Wendt (1990)g
Created: 2007-10-08 02:26:38
Modified: 2007-10-08 04:26:38
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Julian or 237.00000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy H. milleporata (69650 69671) H. sp. (34691) Tragos milleporatum (137429)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy H. milleporata (32835 32923)