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Tethya

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Tethyidae

Taxonomy
Tethya was named by Lamarck (1814). It is the type genus of Tethyidae.

It was assigned to Tethyidae by Gray (1867) and Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Tethya Lamarck
1867Tethya Gray
2004Tethya Finks et al. p. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyTethyidaeGray 1867
genusTethyaLamarck 1814

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. †Tethya Lamarck 1814
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-09-21 07:18:24
Modified: 2006-09-21 09:18:24
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004, Wagner 1970

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) T. logani (65331 65465 65894)