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Pycnodesma globosa

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Plinthosellidae

Taxonomy
Pycnodesma globosa was named by Schrammen (1910). It is not extant. Its type locality is Oberg, which is in a Campanian offshore shelf marl in Germany. It is the type species of Pycnodesma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Pycnodesma globosa Schrammen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familyPlinthosellidaeSchrammen 1910
genusPycnodesma
speciesglobosa

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.

Pycnodesma globosa Schrammen 1910
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Campanian or 89.80000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Rhone-Alpes) Pycnodesma globosa (110460)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany (Bayern) Pycnodesma globosa (114012)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Nord-Pas de Calais) Pycnodesma globosa (113834 113835)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3France (Nord-Pas de Calais) Pycnodesma globosa (113833)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Germany (Niedersachsen) Pycnodesma globosa (type locality: 110530)