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Somersetella conicula

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Somersetella conicula was named by Rigby and Dixon (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Two Rivers Bay, Somerset Island, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Douro Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Somersetella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Somersetella conicula Rigby and Dixon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusSomersetella
speciesconicula

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.

Somersetella conicula Rigby and Dixon 1979
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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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Ludlow or 427.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Nunavut) Somersetella conicula (119859 type locality: 119860 119861)