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Uphantenia

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

Taxonomy
Uphantenia was named by Vanuxem (1842) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-u]. It is not extant.

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

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by B. Allen on 2020-04-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Uphantenia Vanuxem
2002Uphantena Sepkoski
2004Uphantenia Finks and Rigby p. 398

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDictyospongioideaHall and Clarke 1899
familyDictyospongiidaeHall and Clarke 1899
subfamilyPhysospongiinaeHall and Clark 1899
genusUphanteniaVanuxem 1842

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. †Uphantenia Vanuxem 1842
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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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available