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Esfahanella magna

Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae

Taxonomy
Esfahanella magna was named by Senowbari-Daryan and Amirhassankhani (2012). Its type specimen is BSPG 2011 XLIV-6 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Delijan reefs, Delijan area, Central Iran, which is in a Sevatian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Nayband Formation of Iran. It is the type species of Esfahanella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Esfahanella magna Senowbari-Daryan and Amirhassankhani p. 253 figs. Pl 1, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderInnaecoeliidaBoiko 1990
RankNameAuthor
familyCraticulariidaeRauff 1893
genusEsfahanella
speciesmagna

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Esfahanella magna Senowbari-Daryan and Amirhassankhani 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:27:44
Modified: 2010-02-11 04:04:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sevatian or 212.00000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Iran Esfahanella magna (type locality: 37961)