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Ptychochaetetes (Varioparietes)

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Ptychochaetetes (Varioparietes) was named by Bodergat (1975). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ptychochaetetes by Bodergat (1975), West et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Ptychochaetetes (Varioparietes) Bodergat
2015Ptychochaetetes (Varioparietes) West et al. p. 291

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
genusPtychochaetetesKoechlin 1947
subgenusVarioparietesBodergat 1975

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
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Barremian or 125.77000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France Varioparietes lamellosus (64068)