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Hemidiscosa

Hexactinellida - Hemidiscosa

Taxonomy
Hemidiscosa was named by Schrammen (1924).

It was assigned to Hexactinellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Amphidiscophora by Finks and Rigby (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Hemidiscosa Schrammen
2002Hemidiscosa Sepkoski
2004Hemidiscosa Finks and Rigby p. 420

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderHemidiscosaSchrammen 1924
orderHemidiscosaSchrammen 1924

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.

Or. †Hemidiscosa Schrammen 1924
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Fm. †Hemidiscellidae Kling and Reif 1969
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G. †Microhemidiscia Kling and Reif 1969
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Microhemidiscia greinerti Mouro et al. 2014
Invalid names: Microhemidisciidae Finks and Rigby 2004 [empty]
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 19:18:59
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian (late glacial)298.9 - 290.1Brazil Microhemidiscia greinerti (153819)