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Aphrosalpinx

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Aphrosalpingidae

Taxonomy
Aphrosalpinx is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Aphrosalpingidae by Rigby et al. (1994); to Calcarea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Fistulospongininae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Aphrosalpinx Rigby et al.
2002Aphrosalpinx Sepkoski
2004Aphrosalpinx Finks et al. p. 668

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyAphrosalpingidaeMyagkova 1955
subfamilyFistulospongininaeTermier and Termier 1977
genusAphrosalpinx

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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Aphrosalpinx nana Rigby et al. 1994
Aphrosalpinx textilis Myagkova 1955
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "calcite"g
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Comments: mineralogy based on commonly good preservationg
Created: 2008-03-03 02:56:26
Modified: 2008-03-03 04:56:26
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Pridoli or 426.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Alaska) A. textilis (100303 100304 100305 100311 100312 100315 100316) A. textilis, A. nana (100314)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Alaska) A. nana (100317 100325) A. textilis (100318 100324 100326) A. textilis, A. nana (100319 100328)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Russian Federation A. sp. (24017)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (Alaska) A. textilis (100302)
Pridoli - Pragian422.7 - 410.62USA (Alaska) A. sp. (75775)