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Monaxonida

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Monaxonida was named by Sollas (1883). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subclass Monaxonida by Finks et al. (2004).

It was assigned to Demospongea by Dilliard and Rigby (2001), Finks et al. (2004).

Subtaxa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Monaxonida Sollas
1936Epipolasida de Laubenfels
1998Epipolasida Rigby et al. p. 82
2001Monaxonida Dilliard and Rigby p. 5
2004Monaxonida Finks et al. p. 195

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
subclassMonaxonida(Sollas 1883)
subclassMonaxonida(Sollas 1883)

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.

Subcl. Monaxonida Sollas 1883
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G. †Nacospongia Dilliard and Rigby 2001
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Nacospongia radiata Dilliard and Rigby 2001
Invalid names: Epipolasida de Laubenfels 1936 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 09:24:03
Modified: 2007-10-08 11:24:03
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Desmoinesian or 432.90000 to 306.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 426.7 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Spain (Seville) Monaxonida indet. (676)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Arizona) M. sp. A, Nacospongia radiata (242076)