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Cavispongia

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa

Taxonomy
Cavispongia was named by Quenstedt (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: J u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lychniscosa by Sepkoski (2002), Finks et al. (2004).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Cavispongia Quenstedt
2002Cavispongia Sepkoski
2004Cavispongia Finks et al. p. 552

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
genusCavispongiaQuenstedt 1877

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. †Cavispongia Quenstedt 1877
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Cavispongia scarpai Frisone et al. 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 19:09:36
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:09:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Lutetian or 152.21000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany C. cylindrata (74062)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany C. cylindrata (74065)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Veneto) C. scarpai (110070)