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Offela

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Hamptoniidae

Taxonomy
Offela was named by Rogers et al. (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi]. It is not extant.

It was corrected as Offella by Finks et al. (2004).

It was assigned to Demospongia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hamptoniidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Offella Sepkoski
2004Offella Finks et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyHamptoniidaeLaubenfels 1955
genusOffelaRogers et al. 1964

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. †Offela Rogers et al. 1964
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available