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Chinaspongia fani

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sebargasiidae

Taxonomy
Chinaspongia fani was named by Belyaeva (2000). Its type specimen is Far East Geol Inst 15-MB thin sec 21(1) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tonglu, China, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Lengwu Formation of China. It is the type species of Chinaspongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Chinaspongia fani Belyaeva

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familySebargasiidaeGirty 1908
genusChinaspongia
speciesfani

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.

Chinaspongia fani Belyaeva 2000
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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
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) Chinaspongia fani (type locality: 10698)