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Rigbykia

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Stiodermatidae

Taxonomy
Rigbykia was named by Ozdikmen (2009). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Stiodermatidae by Ozdikmen (2009).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Rigbyella Mostler and Mosleh-Yazdi
2002Rigbyella Sepkoski
2004Rigbyella Finks et al.
2009Rigbykia Ozdikmen p. 215

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyBrachiospongioidea
familyStiodermatidae
genusRigbykia

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. †Rigbykia Ozdikmen 2009
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Invalid names: Rigbyella Mostler and Mosleh-Yazdi 1976 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 19:10:17
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:10:17
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Delamaran to the top of the Furongian or 511.20000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Jordan Rigbyella sp. (139932)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Iran Rigbyella ruttneri (121298)