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Heterotella

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Euplectellidae

Taxonomy
Heterotella was named by Gray (1867).

It was assigned to Euplectellidae by Brückner (2006).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Heterotella Gray
2006Heterotella Brückner p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
familyEuplectellidaeGray 1867
genusHeterotellaGray 1867

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. †Heterotella Gray 1867
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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: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Denmark H. vetusta (74908)