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Misonia baldensis

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa

Taxonomy
Misonia baldensis was named by Krautter (1996). Its type locality is Forcellin, Southern Alps, Italy, which is in a Pliensbachian/Toarcian slope/ramp reef limestone in the Misone limestone Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Misonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Misonia baldensis Krautter p. 306

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
genusMisonia
speciesbaldensis

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.

Misonia baldensis Krautter 1996
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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: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Toarcian or 192.90000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian - Toarcian192.9 - 174.7Italy Misonia baldensis (type locality: 38031)