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Grantiidae

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Grantiidae

Taxonomy
Grantiidae was named by Dendy (1893). It is extant. Its type is Grantia.

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

Subtaxa
Grantia (type genus), Protoleucon, Protosycon

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Grantiidae Dendy
2004Grantiidae Finks et al. p. 737

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
RankNameAuthor
orderSycettidaBidder 1898
familyGrantiidaeDendy 1893
familyGrantiidaeDendy 1893

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. Grantiidae Dendy 1893
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G. Grantia Fleming 1828
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:37
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 157.90000 to 152.21000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 152.21 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Portugal Protosycon sp. (68590)