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Sinospongiidae

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Sinospongiidae

Taxonomy
Sinospongiidae was named by Finks and Rigby (2004). It is not extant. Its type is Sinospongia.

It was assigned to Protomonaxonida by Finks et al. (2004).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Sinospongiidae Finks et al. p. 13
2004Sinospongiidae Finks and Rigby p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familySinospongiidae
familySinospongiidae

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.

Fm. †Sinospongiidae Finks and Rigby 2004
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G. †Sinospongia Chen 1992
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Sinospongia typica Li 1996
Invalid names: Niuganmafeia Chen 1991 [synonym]
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: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 541.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0China (Hubei) Sinospongia chenjunyuani, Sinospongia typica (106450)