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Rhopalocoelia clarkii

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Rhopalocoelia clarkii was named by Raymond and Okulitch (1940). It is the type species of Rhopalocoelia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Rhopalocoelia clarkii Raymond and Okulitch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusRhopalocoeliaRaymond and Okulitch 1940
speciesclarkiiRaymond and Okulitch 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.

Rhopalocoelia clarkii Raymond and Okulitch 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chazyan to the top of the Darriwilian or 470.00000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1Argentina (San Juan) Rhopalocoelia clarkii (119460)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Rhopalocoelia clarkii (66134 66135 66137)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Argentina (San Juan) Rhopalocoelia clarkii (90430)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Argentina Rhopalocoelia clarkii (90431)