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Cryptodesma globosa

Demospongiae - Monalithistida - Vetulinidae

Taxonomy
Asterospongia globosa was named by Roemer (1864). It is not extant. It is the type species of Cryptodesma, Asteropagia.

It was recombined as Asteropagia globosa by Pomel (1872); it was recombined as Cryptodesma globosa by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Asterospongia globosa Roemer p. 54
1872Asteropagia globosa Pomel p. 245
2004Cryptodesma globosa Finks et al. p. 267

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMonalithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1955
RankNameAuthor
suborderSphaerocladinaSchrammen 1924
familyVetulinidaeLendenfeld 1904
subfamilyVetulininaevon Lendenfeld 1904
genusCryptodesmaSchrammen 1924
speciesglobosa(Roemer 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.

Cryptodesma globosa 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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available