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Sparsispongia

Taxonomy
Sparsispongia was named by d'Orbigny (1849).

It was assigned to Porifera by Laube (1865) and Finks et al. (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Sparsispongia d'Orbigny
1865Sparsispongia Laube p. 20
2004Sparsispongia Finks et al. p. 772

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
genusSparsispongiad'Orbigny 1849

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.

G. †Sparsispongia d'Orbigny 1849
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Sparsispongia concinna Klipstein 1845
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-27 17:00:59
Modified: 2022-12-08 20:54:08
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Hauterivian or 139.80000 to 129.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Switzerland S. gemmata, S. sulcata (2224) S. sp. (2247)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Switzerland S. brevicauda, S. varians, S. expansa, S. abnormis (2256)