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Chaetetes mackrothii

Demospongiae - Hadromerida - Suberitidae

Taxonomy
Chaetetes mackrothii was named by Geinitz (1859).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Chaetetes mackrothii Geinitz p. 468

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderHadromeridaTopsent 1898
RankNameAuthor
familySuberitidae
genusChaetetesFischer von Waldheim 1829
speciesmackrothiiGeinitz 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.

Chaetetes mackrothii Geinitz 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 05:25:08
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:24
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51USA (Texas) Chaetetes mackrothii (133737)