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Gabelia

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Taxonomy
Gabelia was named by Rigby and Murphy (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u D Fame Sepkoski's reference number: 232,1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Gabelia pedunculus.

It was assigned to Protospongiidae by Rigby and Murphy (1983); and to Reticulosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
G. intermedia, G. pedunculus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Gabelia Rigby and Murphy
2002Gabelia Sepkoski

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

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. †Gabelia Rigby and Murphy 1983
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Gabelia intermedia Rigby and Maher 1995
Gabelia pedunculus Rigby and Murphy 1983
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: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Late/Upper Devonian or 530.70000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Anhui) G. sp. (96370)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Portugal G. sp. (677)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (British Columbia) G. pedunculus (120526)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Nevada) G. fascicula, G. giganta, G. pedunculus, G. intermedia (729)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Nevada) G. pedunculus (120531)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Nevada) G. pedunculus (111785)