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Titusvillia

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Titusvillidae

Taxonomy
Titusvillia was named by Caster (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Titusvillia drakei. It is the type genus of Titusvilliidae.

It was assigned to Titusvilliidae by Rigby and Moyle (1959); to Reticulosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Titusvillidae by Finks and Rigby (2004).

Species
T. drakei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Titusvillia Caster
1959Titusvillia Rigby and Moyle p. 401
2002Titusvillia Sepkoski
2004Titusvillia Finks and Rigby p. 365

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyDierespongioideaRigby and Gutschick 1976
familyTitusvillidae(Caster 1943)
genusTitusvillia

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. †Titusvillia Caster 1939
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Titusvillia drakei Caster 1939
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 Famennian or 364.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Pennsylvania) T. drakei (76156)