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Chaetetes (Pseudoseptifer) murciana

Demospongiae - Hadromerida - Suberitidae

Taxonomy
Hispaniastraea murciana was named by Turnsek et al. (1975). Its type locality is Zarcilla de Ramos reef, which is in a Pliensbachian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Spain.

It was recombined as Chaetetes (Pseudoseptifer) murciana by Beauvais (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Hispaniastraea murciana Turnsek et al. p. 22
1980Chaetetes (Pseudoseptifer) murciana Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderHadromeridaTopsent 1898
RankNameAuthor
familySuberitidae
genusChaetetesFischer von Waldheim 1829
subgenusPseudoseptiferFischer 1970
speciesmurciana()

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.

Chaetetes (Pseudoseptifer) murciana Turnsek et al. 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 05:25:08
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:24
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Spinatum or 201.40000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Morocco Chaetetes murciana (33568)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Morocco Chaetetes murciana (33573)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Morocco Hispaniastraea murciana (225809 225819)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Spain (Murcia) Hispaniastraea murciana (type locality: 38080)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Morocco Hispaniastraea murciana (203736)