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Choia carteri

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Choiidae

Taxonomy
Choia carteri was named by Walcott (1920). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Choia carteri Walcott
1994Choia carteri Briggs et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyChoiidaeLaubenfels 1925
genusChoiaWalcott 1920
speciescarteriWalcott 1920

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.

Choia carteri Walcott 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-02-19 18:12:33
Modified: 2009-03-08 19:52:47
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Delamaran to the top of the Drumian or 511.20000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0China (Yunnan) Choia carteri (156226)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Choia carteri (121953 121954 121955 121957 121959 121960 121962 121963)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Choia carteri (106179)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Choia carteri (121233)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Choia carteri (122094)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5USA (Utah) Choia carteri (230679)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Utah) Choia carteri (56187)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Choia carteri (77206 230682)