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Hyalostelia smithii

Hexactinellida - Lyssakida - Pollakidae

Taxonomy
Acanthospongia smithii was named by Young and Young (1876). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Hyalostelia smithii by Hinde (1883).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. fasicula
Entered
by B. Allen on 2026-06-29; modified by B. Allen on 2026-06-29

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Acanthospongia smithii Young and Young
1883Hyalostelia smithii Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssakidaZittel 1877
RankNameAuthor
familyPollakidaeMarshall
genusHyalosteliaZittel 1878
speciessmithii(Young and Young 1876)

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.

†Hyalostelia smithii Young and Young 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:27:44
Modified: 2010-02-11 04:04:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Arnsbergian or 326.90000 to 323.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Hyalostelia smithii (279384)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6United Kingdom (England) Hyalostelia smithii (8442)