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Asconema oligocaena

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Rossellidae

Taxonomy
Asconema oligocaena was named by Brückner et al. (2003). It is not extant. Its type locality is Septarienton, Bad Freienwalde, which is in a Rupelian prodelta claystone in the Septarienton Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Asconema oligocaena Brückner et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
familyRossellidaeGray 1872
genusAsconemaKent 1870
speciesoligocaena

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.

Asconema oligocaena Brückner et al. 2003
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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 19:10:17
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:10:17
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Brandenburg) Asconema oligocaena (type locality: 91096)