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Asterospongia laevis

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Astrocladiidae

Taxonomy
Asterospongia laevis was named by Roemer (1864). It is not extant. It is the type species of Asterospongia, Astrocladia.

It was recombined as Astrocladia laevis by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Asterospongia laevis Roemer p. 54
2004Astrocladia laevis Finks et al. p. 221

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familyAstrocladiidaeSchrammen 1901
genusAsterospongiaZittel 1878
specieslaevisRoemer 1864

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.

Asterospongia laevis Roemer 1864
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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: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Astrocladia laevis (241268 241273)