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Pseudoleptomitus advenus

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoleptomitus advenus was named by Botting (2019). Its type specimen is UBGD 30504 and is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Paris Canyon (Paris Biota), which is in a Spathian transition zone/lower shoreface mudstone/marl in Idaho. It is the type species of Pseudoleptomitus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Pseudoleptomitus advenus Botting p. 6 fig. 2,3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyLeptomitidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusPseudoleptomitus
speciesadvenus

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.

Pseudoleptomitus advenus Botting 2019
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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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) Pseudoleptomitus advenus (211747)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Leptomitidae indet. (type locality: 202145)