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Ulospongiella ancyla

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Ulospongiellidae

Taxonomy
Ulospongiella ancyla was named by Rigby and Collins (2004). It is not extant. Its type locality is 14s. Trilobite Bed, Mount Stephen, which is in a Delamaran deep-water shale in the Burgess Shale Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Ulospongiella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Ulospongiella ancyla Rigby and Collins

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyUlospongiellidae
genusUlospongiella
speciesancyla

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.

Ulospongiella ancyla Rigby and Collins 2004
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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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Delamaran or 511.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Ulospongiella ancyla (type locality: 121957 121958)