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Gabelia pedunculus

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Taxonomy
Gabelia pedunculus was named by Rigby and Murphy (1983). It is not extant. Its type locality is Gabel Canyon, which is in a Devonian marine shale in Nevada. It is the type species of Gabelia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Gabelia pedunculus Rigby and Murphy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyProtospongioideaHinde 1887
familyProtospongiidaeHinde 1887
genusGabelia
speciespedunculus

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.

Gabelia pedunculus Rigby and Murphy 1983
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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: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Late/Upper Devonian or 433.40000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (British Columbia) Gabelia pedunculus (120526)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Nevada) Gabelia pedunculus (729)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Nevada) Gabelia pedunculus (120531)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Nevada) Gabelia pedunculus (type locality: 111785)