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Axinella

Demospongiae - Axinellida - Axinellidae

Taxonomy
Axinella was named by Schmidt (1862). It is extant. It is the type genus of Axinellidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Axinella Schmidt
2004Axinella Finks et al. p. 171

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassTetractinomorphaLévi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderAxinellidaBergquist 1967
familyAxinellidaeCarter 1875
genusAxinellaSchmidt 1862

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. Axinella Schmidt 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 04:30:05
Modified: 2007-09-07 06:30:05
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004, Finks et al. 2004

Age range: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) A. sp. (1839)