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Axinellidae

Demospongiae - Axinellida - Axinellidae

Taxonomy
Axinellidae was named by Carter (1875). It is extant. Its type is Axinella.

It was assigned to Axinellida by Finks et al. (2004); and to Demospongiae by Worheide et al. (2012).

Subtaxa
Axinella (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Axinellidae Carter
2004Axinellidae Finks et al. p. 171
2012Axinellidae Worheide et al. p. 29 figs. Fig. 1.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassTetractinomorphaLévi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderAxinellidaBergquist 1967
familyAxinellidaeCarter 1875
familyAxinellidaeCarter 1875

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.

Fm. Axinellidae Carter 1875
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G. Axinella Schmidt 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 04:30:05
Modified: 2007-09-07 06:30:05
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Finks et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Axinella sp. (1839)