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Platychonia auriformis

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Platychoniidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
P. schlotheimi
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. argoviana, P. magna, P. oppeli, P. ostreaformis, P. rotunda, P. tuberosa, P. vagans

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
familyPlatychoniidaeSchrammen 1924
genusPlatychoniaZittel 1878
speciesauriformis

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 157.90000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Platychonia auriformis (68642)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Portugal Platychonia auriformis (68215)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Platychonia auriformis (67975)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal Platychonia auriformis (68207)