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Baccispongia

Hexactinellida

Taxonomy
Baccispongia is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hexactinellida by Sepkoski (2002), Finks et al. (2004).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Baccispongia Sepkoski
2004Baccispongia Finks et al. p. 555

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
genusBaccispongia

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: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:27:44
Modified: 2010-02-11 04:04:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 157.90000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France B. cidariformis (13126 67975)