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Hyalostellidae

Hexactinellida - Lyssakida - Hyalostellidae

Taxonomy
Hyalostellidae was named by Chapman (1940).

It was assigned to Lyssakida by Brock and Cooper (1993).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Hyalostellidae Chapman
1993Hyalostellidae Brock and Cooper

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLyssakidaZittel 1877
familyHyalostellidaeChapman 1940
familyHyalostellidaeChapman 1940

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.

Fm. †Hyalostellidae Chapman 1940
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G. †Calcihexactina Sdzuy 1969
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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: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Toyonian or 530.70000 to 508.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5China (Hunan) Calcihexactina sp. (97715)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Guizhou) Calcihexactina sp. (106508) Calcihexactina tranica (106514)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Zhejiang) Calcihexactina sp. (108039)
Branchian516.2 - 506.5United Kingdom (England) Calcihexactina sp. indet. (79931 79939)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Türkiye (Konya) Calcihexactina sp. (91535)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Australia (South Australia) Calcihexactina sp. (64459 64462)