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Imperatoria

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Preperonidellidae

Taxonomy
Imperatoria was named by de Gregorio (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde P Guad-l Sepkoski's reference number: 218,652]. Its type is Imperatoria gallwitzi.

It was assigned to Porifera by Branson (1948); to Sebargasiidae by Rigby and Potter (1986), Rigby et al. (1988); to Calcarea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Precorynellinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Imperatoria de Gregorio p. 39
1948Imperatoria Branson p. 103
1986Imperatoria Rigby and Potter
1988Imperatoria Rigby et al.
2002Imperatoria Sepkoski
2004Imperatoria Finks et al. p. 637

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyPreperonidellidae
subfamilyPrecorynellinaeRigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
genusImperatoria

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. †Imperatoria de Gregorio 1930
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Imperatoria anomala de Gregorio 1930
Imperatoria fistulata Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Imperatoria irregularis Rigby and Potter 1986
Imperatoria marconii de Gregorio 1930
Imperatoria media Rigby and Potter 1986
Imperatoria mega Rigby and Potter 1986
Imperatoria minima Rigby and Potter 1986
Imperatoria voluta Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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 Llandeilo to the top of the Capitanian or 461.10000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2USA (California) I. mega, I. minima (56190)
Llandeilian - Caradoc461.1 - 449.5USA (Alaska) I. media (99662) I. sp., I. media (99664)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Alaska) I. sp., I. media (99661)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (California) I. media, I. mega, I. minima (69241) I. media, I. minima, I. irregularis (99697) I. mega (99692 99694 99805) I. minima (99698)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Yukon) I. media (99659)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) I. sp. (47446)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Tunisia (Madanin) I. voluta (41836 41864 41975)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy I. marconii, I. anomala (233340)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) I. marconii (42092)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) I. fistulata (41855 41958) I. marconii (42006) I. voluta (41956 41978 42005 42007 42043) I. voluta, I. fistulata (41870 41955)