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Pachypoterion biedai

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Pleromatidae

Taxonomy
Pachypoterion biedai was named by Hurcewicz (1966). It is not extant. Its type locality is Pniaki, which is in a Campanian marine marl in Poland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Pachypoterion biedai Hurcewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMegalithistida
RankNameAuthor
suborderMegamorinaZittel 1878
familyPleromatidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyPleromatinaeSollas 1888
genusPachypoterionHinde 1884
speciesbiedai

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.

Pachypoterion biedai Hurcewicz 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Greece Pachypoterion biedai (61516)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Pachypoterion biedai (type locality: 110121)