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Choiaella radiata

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Choiidae

Taxonomy
Choiaella radiata was named by Rigby and Hou (1995). It is not extant. Its type locality is Xiaolantian, unit XL1, which is in an Atdabanian marginal marine mudstone in the Qiongzhusi Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Choiaella radiata Rigby and Hou

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyChoiidaeLaubenfels 1925
genusChoiaellaRigby and Hou 1995
speciesradiata

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.

Choiaella radiata Rigby and Hou 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-02-19 18:11:48
Modified: 2010-08-24 07:38:27
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Choiaella radiata (68083 86851 90138 90164 90165 96402 type locality: 96405)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Guizhou) Choiaella radiata (86849)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Yunnan) Choiaella radiata (132327 132329 132330 194143 194150 194155 194160 194163)