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Paleoramospongia

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae

Taxonomy
Paleoramospongia was named by Rigby et al. (2001). It is not extant. Its type is Paleoramospongia bifurcata.

It was assigned to Hexactinosa by Rigby et al. (2001); and to Euretidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
P. bifurcata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Paleoramospongia Rigby et al. p. 470
2004Paleoramospongia Finks et al. p. 437

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyEuretidaeZittel 1877
genusPaleoramospongia

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.

G. †Paleoramospongia Rigby et al. 2001
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Paleoramospongia bifurcata Rigby et al. 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 375.20000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Poland P. bifurcata (61840)