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Choia utahensis

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Choiidae

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Choia utahensis Walcott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyChoiidaeLaubenfels 1925
genusChoiaWalcott 1920
speciesutahensisWalcott 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 utahensis 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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Drumian or 530.70000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0China (Yunnan) Choia utahensis (156226)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Anhui) Choia utahensis (96370)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Choia utahensis (121233)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5USA (Utah) Choia utahensis (230679)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Utah) Choia utahensis (56187)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Choia utahensis (56144 77206 230682)