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Cystothalamia megacysta

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae

Taxonomy
Cystothalamia megacysta was named by Finks (2010). Its type specimen is AMNH 44897 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Cystothalamia megacysta Finks p. 843 fig. 9.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyGuadalupiidae
genusCystothalamia
speciesmegacysta

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-10-08 02:26:05
Modified: 2007-10-08 04:26:05
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Cystauletes mammilosus (75969) Cystothalamia sp. (108812)