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Pohlispongia

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Halichondritidae

Taxonomy
Pohlispongia was named by Rigby and von Bitter (2005). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Halichondritidae by Rigby and von Bitter (2005).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Pohlispongia Rigby and von Bitter p. 460

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyHalichondritidaeRigby 1986
genusPohlispongia

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. †Pohlispongia Rigby and von Bitter 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) P. monosphaera (62061)