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Preceratoporella

Demospongiae - Axinellida - Ceratoporellidae

Taxonomy
Preceratoporella was named by Termier and Termier (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: P Tr u]. Its type is Preceratoporella tunisiana.

It was assigned to Ceratoporellidae by Termier and Termier (1977); and to Tabulospongida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. tunisiana (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Preceratoporella Termier and Termier p. 27
2002Precaratoporella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassTetractinomorphaLévi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderAxinellidaBergquist 1967
familyCeratoporellidaeHartmann and Goreau 1972
genusPreceratoporella

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. †Preceratoporella Termier and Termier 1977
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Preceratoporella tunisiana Termier and Termier 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 04:30:05
Modified: 2007-09-07 06:30:05
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Finks et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) P. tunisiana (42092 42094)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) Praeceratoporella sp. (36221)