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Raphidonema

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Endostomatidae

Taxonomy
Raphidonema is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Raphidonema Sepkoski
2004Raphidonema Finks et al. p. 750

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
RankNameAuthor
orderStellispongiida
familyEndostomatidae
genusRaphidonema

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:37
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 137.05000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Chile (Coquimbo) R. sp. (221554)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Chile (Huasco) R. sp. (223252)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France R. pustulatum (96668)
Late/Upper Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Chile (Copiapó) R. sp. (222944)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Chile (Copiapó) R. maeandraceum (223022)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) R. farringdonense, R. macropora, R. porcatum, R. contortum, R. pustulatum (1854) R. porcatum (1857) R. porcatum, R. macropora (1866)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71India (Gujarat) R. indica (4889)