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Auloplax

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Tretodictyidae

Taxonomy
Auloplax was named by Schulze (1904). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tretodictyinae by Finks et al. (2004); and to Hexactinosida by Consoli et al. (2009).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Auloplax Schulze
2004Auloplax Finks et al.
2009Auloplax Consoli et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyTretodictyidaeSchulze 1887
subfamilyTretodictyinaeSchulze 1887
genusAuloplaxSchulze 1904

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. Auloplax Schulze 1904
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Auloplax spongiosus Schrammen 1912
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 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) A. spongiosus (110530)
Campanian - Danian83.6 - 61.66New Zealand (Chatham Islands Territory) A. sp. (110116)