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Pseudoseptifer

Demospongiae - Chaetetida - Chaetetidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoseptifer was named by Fischer (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 920]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Chaetetidae by Hill (1981); and to Tabulospongida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Pseudoseptifer Fischer
1981Pseudoseptifer Hill
2002Pseudoseptifer Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderChaetetidaOkulitch 1936
familyChaetetidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusPseudoseptiferFischer 1970

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. †Pseudoseptifer Fischer 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: gregariouso
Clonal: yeso
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-02-19 06:45:11
Modified: 2009-05-09 19:56:53
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 212.00000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Alaska) P. sp. (97794)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Tajikistan P. bortepensis (34648)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Austria P. spengleri (36223)