IRMNG taxon details
basis of record
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]
taxonomy source
West, R. R. (2011). Part E, Revised, Volume 4, Chapter 2C: Classification of the fossil and living hypercalcified chaetetid-type Porifera (Demospongiae). <em>Treatise Online.</em> 22: 1-24., available online at https://doi.org/10.17161/to.v0i0.4139 note: per included genera, refer note [details]
extant flag source
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]
habitat flag source
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Ordovician (Ashgill)-Devonian (Eifelian) [details]
Taxonomic remark Taxonomic placement and status unclear; listed in Benton and in the PaleoBiology DB (2023 version) as in Porifera (Demospongea), however according to West, 2011, both the type genus (Desmidopora) and Schizolites are "most likely tabulate coral[s]". [details]
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