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Lingyunocoelia spherica

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sebargasiidae

Taxonomy
Lingyunocoelia spherica was named by Fan et al. (2002). Its type locality is Tianlin, Lingyun, Gengshan reefs, Guangxi, China, which is in a Wordian/Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Maokou Formation of China. It is the type species of Lingyunocoelia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Lingyunocoelia spherica Fan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familySebargasiidaeGirty 1908
genusLingyunocoelia
speciesspherica

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.

Lingyunocoelia spherica Fan et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 268.80000 to 259.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian268.8 - 259.9China (Guangxi) Lingyunocoelia spherica (type locality: 36262)