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Pirania muricata

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Piraniidae

Taxonomy
Pirania muricata was named by Walcott (1920). It is not extant. It is the type species of Pirania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Pirania muricata Walcott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyPiraniidaeLaubenfels 1955
genusPiraniaWalcott 1920
speciesmuricataWalcott 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.

Pirania muricata 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: 2009-03-07 18:15:54
Modified: 2009-03-08 19:53:58
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Caron and Jackson 2008, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the St Davids to the top of the Delamaran or 509.00000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Pirania muricata (84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 121956 121957 121958 121959 121960 121961 121962 121965)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Pirania muricata (122094)