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Gravestockia

Calcarea

Taxonomy
Gravestockia was named by Reitner (1992) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda Sepkoski's reference number: 1118]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Heteractinida by Sepkoski (2002); to Lithonida by Finks et al. (2004); and to Calcarea by Vacelet (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Gravestockia Reitner
2002Gravestockia Sepkoski
2004Gravestockia Finks et al. p. 758
2015Gravestockia Vacelet p. 293

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
genusGravestockiaReitner 1992

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. †Gravestockia Reitner 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:35:06
Modified: 2010-02-09 12:01:47
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Botomian or 516.00000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.9Australia (South Australia) G. pharetroniensis (208861)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Antarctica G. sp. (62871)