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Hesperocoelia

Demospongiae - Archaeoscyphidae

Taxonomy
Hesperocoelia was named by Bassler (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi O Ashg-m]. Its type is Hesperocoelia typicalis.

It was assigned to Archaeoscyphidae by Bassler (1927); to Streptosolenidae by Johns (1994); and to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
H. typicalis (type species), H. undulata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Hesperocoelia Bassler p. 393
1994Hesperocoelia Johns
2002Hesperocoelia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
Tetractinellida
familyArchaeoscyphidaeRauff 1894
genusHesperocoelia

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. †Hesperocoelia Bassler 1927
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Hesperocoelia typicalis Bassler 1927
Hesperocoelia undulata Bassler 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the to the top of the Whiterockian or 470.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) H. typicalis, H. undulata (119435)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (California) H. undulata (119486)