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Willardia

Demospongiae - Hadromerida - Acanthochaetetidae

Taxonomy
Willardia was named by Willenz and Pomponi (1996). It is extant.

It was assigned to Acanthochaetetidae by West et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Willardia Willenz and Pomponi
2015Willardia West et al. p. 214

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderHadromeridaTopsent 1898
familyAcanthochaetetidaeFischer 1970
genusWillardiaWillenz and Pomponi 1996

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. Willardia Willenz and Pomponi 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-03 08:01:39
Modified: 2008-03-03 10:01:39
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004, Wood 1987
Collections
No collection or age range data are available