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Rhizopoterion

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Rhizopoterion was named by Zittel (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo T Than Sepkoski's reference number: 622,641,1024]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Rhizopoterion Zittel
2002Rhizocheton Sepkoski
2002Rhizopterion Sepkoski
2004Rhizopoterion Finks et al. p. 534

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusRhizopoterionZittel 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. †Rhizopoterion Zittel 1877
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Rhizopoterion coniforme Hurcewicz 1968
Rhizopoterion solidum Schrammen 1912
Rhizopoterion tubiforme Schrammen 1912
Invalid names: Rhizocheton [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 Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Bartonian or 99.60000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Sweden R. sp. (70427)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Champagne-Ardenne) R. solidum (113590)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Nord-Pas de Calais) R. solidum (113591) R. tubiforme (113562)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3France (Nord-Pas de Calais) R. tubiforme (113592)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) R. cribrosum, R. tubiforme (113139)
Senonian89.3 - 66.0Spain (Catalonia) R. tubiforme (112574)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Poland R. cribrosum (112490 112491 112492)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) R. cribrosum (113140)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1United Kingdom (England) R. cribrosum, R. sterea (113111)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1United Kingdom (North Yorkshire) R. cribrosum (113105)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Germany (Niedersachsen) R. solidum (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) R. cribrosum (112628 112629)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland R. tubiforme (110329)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany R. solidum (64187)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany R. tubiforme (64153)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6United Kingdom (England) R. cribrosum, R. sterea (113137)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6United Kingdom (Ireland) R. cribrosum (197344) R. cribrosum, R. sp., R. tubiforme (197341) R. cribrosum, R. tubiforme (197343) R. sp. (197342) R. sp., R. tubiforme (197336)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) R. tubiforme (31993)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0United Kingdom (Norfolk) R. cribrosum (112697)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) R. tubiforme (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland R. coniforme (110338 110436)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland R. coniforme (27818) R. solidum (110438)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Veneto) Rhizocheton lobata, Rhizocheton sp. 1, Rhizocheton sp. 2, Rhizocheton sp. 3 (110070)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain Rhizocheton robustus (61242 61243 61246 61247 141921 141924)