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Saetaspongia densa

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Taxonomy
Saetaspongia densa was named by Mehl and Reitner (1993) [in Steiner et al.]. It is not extant. It is the type species of Saetaspongia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Saetaspongia densa Mehl and Reitner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyProtospongioideaHinde 1887
familyProtospongiidaeHinde 1887
genusSaetaspongiaMehl and Reitner 1993
speciesdensaMehl and Reitner 1993

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.

Saetaspongia densa Mehl and Reitner 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-02-19 18:10:50
Modified: 2010-08-24 07:30:03
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0China (Yunnan) Saetaspongia densa (156226)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Hunan) Saetaspongia densa (86850)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Saetaspongia densa (68083 86846 90138 90150 90163 96402)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Yunnan) Saetaspongia densa (132327 132329 132330 194141 194143 194150 194155 194160 194162 194163)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Guizhou) Saetaspongia densa (128419)