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Tebagathalamia diagonalis

Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Tebagathalamiidae

Taxonomy
Tebagathalamia diagonalis was named by Wu (1991). Its type specimen is xb27-2-2 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiangbo reef 27-2, which is in a Wordian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Tebagathalamia diagonalis Wu p. 90 figs. Pl 12, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderVerticillitida
RankNameAuthor
familyTebagathalamiidae
genusTebagathalamia
speciesdiagonalis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:27:30
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:27:30
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) Tebagathalamia diagonalis (type locality: 51186)