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Sphenaulax costata

Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae

Taxonomy
Scyphia costata was named by Goldfuss (1826). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Sphenaulax costata by Zittel (1877).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Scyphia costata Goldfuss
1877Sphenaulax costata Zittel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderInnaecoeliidaBoiko 1990
RankNameAuthor
familyCraticulariidaeRauff 1893
subfamilyCraticulariinaeRauff 1893
genusSphenaulaxZittel 1877
speciescostata(Goldfuss 1826)

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.

Sphenaulax costata Goldfuss 1826
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:27:44
Modified: 2010-02-11 04:04:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 161.50000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany Sphenaulax costata (74033)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany Sphenaulax costata (74037)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Sphenaulax costata (74050 74062 74063)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany Sphenaulax costata (34650 74064 74065)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Sphenaulax costata (34608)