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Pinnatispongia

Hexactinellida

Taxonomy
Pinnatispongia was named by Dong and Knoll (1996) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1216]. It is not extant. Its type is Pinnatispongia bengtsoni.

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

Species
P. bengtsoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Pinnatispongia Dong and Knoll
2002Pinnatispongia Sepkoski
2004Pinnatispongia Finks et al. p. 555

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
genusPinnatispongia

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. †Pinnatispongia Dong and Knoll 1996
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Pinnatispongia bengtsoni Dong and Knoll 1996
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: Furongian or 497.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 486.85China (Hunan) P. bengtsoni (121231)