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Cystispongia morchella

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cystispongiidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtobolia morchella was named by Pocta (1883). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Cystispongia morchella by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Cyrtobolia morchella Pocta
2004Cystispongia morchella Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyCystispongiidae
genusCystispongiaRoemer 1864
speciesmorchella(Pocta 1883)

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.

Cystispongia morchella Pocta 1883
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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 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 93.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Cystispongia morchella (90517 90518)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Cyrtobolia morchella (112629)