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Actinodictya

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Taxonomy
Actinodictya is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Reticulosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protospongiidae by Finks and Rigby (2004).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Actinodictya Sepkoski
2004Actinodictya Finks and Rigby p. 346

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyProtospongioideaHinde 1887
familyProtospongiidaeHinde 1887
genusActinodictya

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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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: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Givetian or 383.40000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31USA (Nevada) A. nevadensis, A. lamina (278048)