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Preverticillites

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Solenolmiidae

Taxonomy
Preverticillites was named by Parona (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad P Dora Sepkoski's reference number: 941]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Preverticillites Parona
2002Preverticillites Sepkoski
2004Preverticillites Finks et al. p. 695

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familySolenolmiidaeEngeser 1986
subfamilySolenolmiinaeEngeser 1986
genusPreverticillitesParona 1933

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. †Preverticillites Parona 1933
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Preverticillites parva Rigby et al. 1998
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 Roadian to the top of the Ladinian or 272.30000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Oman P. columnella (82239)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) P. columnella (116709) P. sp. (47443)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Tunisia (Madanin) P. columnella (41657 41975)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Verticillites columnella (100917)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) P. columnella (42093) P. sp. (42092 42094)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) P. columnella (41854 41857 41878)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (New Mexico) P. parva (47698 47748 47752 107698 121916)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guangxi) P. columnella (47449)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation P. columnella (102511 102512)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) P. sp. B (47436)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Greece P. columnella (74927)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany Verticillites columnella (67652)