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Xylospongia

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa

Taxonomy
Xylospongia was named by Herenger (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. It is not extant. Its type is Xylospongia tarraconensis.

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

Species
X. tarraconensis (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by U. Merkel on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Xylospongia Herenger
2002Xylospongia Sepkoski
2004Xylospongia Finks et al. p. 554

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
genusXylospongia

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. †Xylospongia Herenger 1942
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Xylospongia tarraconensis Herenger 1942
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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Senonian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Senonian100.5 - 66.0Spain (Catalonia) X. tarraconensis (112574)