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Palaeomanon cratera

Demospongiae - Astylospongiidae

Taxonomy
Siphonia cratera was named by Roemer (1848). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Palaeomanon cratera by Rigby and Chatterton (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Siphonia cratera Roemer
1999Palaeomanon cratera Rigby and Chatterton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAstylospongiidaeZittel 1877
genusPalaeomanonRoemer 1860
speciescratera(Roemer 1848)

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.

Palaeomanon cratera Roemer 1848
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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: Sheinwoodian or 433.40000 to 430.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Palaeomanon cratera (121381 121389 121392)