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Macandrewiidae

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Macandrewiidae

Taxonomy
Macandrewiidae was named by Gray (1859). It is extant. Its type is Macandrewia.

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

Subtaxa
Macandrewia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Macandrewiidae Gray
2004Macandrewiidae Finks et al. p. 250

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
suborderPseudorhizomorinaSchrammen 1901
familyMacandrewiidaeGray 1859
familyMacandrewiidaeGray 1859

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. Macandrewiidae Gray 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Teurian to the top of the Waipawan or 66.00000 to 52.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 52.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Teurian - Waipawan66.0 - 52.0New Zealand Macandrewia spinifoliata (110069)