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Pachyteichisma

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Pachyteichismatidae

Taxonomy
Pachyteichisma was named by Zittel (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call-u J Oxfo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 868]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lychniscosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pachyteichismatidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Lancispongia Quenstedt
1877Pachyteichisma Zittel
2002Pachyteichisma Sepkoski
2004Pachyteichisma Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
familyPachyteichismatidaeSchrammen 1937
genusPachyteichismaZittel 1877

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. †Pachyteichisma Zittel 1877
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†Pachyteichisma corrugatus Jell et al. 2011
†Pachyteichisma gresslyi Etallon 1859
†Pachyteichisma lopas Quenstedt 1877
†Pachyteichisma microstoma Quenstedt 1877
†Pachyteichisma minuta Herenger 1944
Invalid names: Lancispongia Quenstedt 1877 [synonym]
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 19:09:36
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:09:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Santonian or 157.30000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland P. lamellosa (60855) P. lamellosa, P. gresslyi (60851)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany P. lamellosa (74044)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France P. gresslya (13126) P. sp., P. lopas, P. gresslyi (67975)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France P. minor, P. lopas, P. gresslyi (68642)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Spain P. sp. (68308)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany P. gresslyi (74033) P. lopas (74036)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal P. sp. (68207)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany P. lamellosa (74062 74063)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany P. lamellosa, P. lopas, P. microstoma (74037)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bavaria) P. sp. (25412)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany P. lamellosa, P. lopas, P. gresslyi (74064) P. lamellosa, P. lopas, P. microstoma (74065) P. sp. (34650)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) P. gresslyi (111690) P. minuta (111692) P. minuta, P. gresslyi (111687 111689)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) P. minuta (111694)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) P. gresslyi (112209)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) P. gresslyi (112216)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Australia (Western Australia) P. corrugatus (123005)