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Pseudobecksia schmidti

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae

Taxonomy
Pseudobecksia schmidti was named by Reid (1964). It is not extant. Its type locality is Rickmansworth, which is in a Coniacian/Santonian offshore chalk in the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Pseudobecksia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Pseudobecksia schmidti Reid

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyEuretidaeZittel 1877
subfamilyPseudobecksiinae
genusPseudobecksia
speciesschmidti

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.

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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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Santonian or 89.80000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6United Kingdom (England) Pseudobecksia schmidti (type locality: 112696)