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Lobatospongia nodensis

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida

Taxonomy
Lobatospongia nodensis was named by Rigby et al. (2007). Its type specimen is USNM 480660 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is United Park City Mines property, which is in a Roadian/Wordian offshore shale in Utah. It is the type species of Lobatospongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Lobatospongia nodensis Rigby et al. p. 155 figs. 3,4.1-4.3,5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
genusLobatospongia
speciesnodensis

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.

†Lobatospongia nodensis Rigby et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 272.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28USA (Utah) Lobatospongia nodensis (type locality: 121153)