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Felixium

Demospongiae - Dictyoceratida

Taxonomy
Felixium was named by de Laubenfels (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: K].

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975); and to Dictyoceratida by Sepkoski (2002) and Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Felixium de Laubenfels
1975Felixium Hantzschel
2002Felixium Sepkoski
2004Felixium Finks et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
subclassKeratosa
orderDictyoceratida
genusFelixiumde Laubenfels 1955

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. †Felixium de Laubenfels 1955
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Elaborately sculptured, curved cylinder 5x20 cm.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:16:41
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:16:41
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available