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Heterostinia phytoniformis

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Pleromatidae

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Heterostinia phytoniformis Hurcewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMegalithistida
RankNameAuthor
suborderMegamorinaZittel 1878
familyPleromatidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyHeterostiniinaeSchrammen 1924
genusHeterostiniaZittel 1878
speciesphytoniformis

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.

Heterostinia phytoniformis 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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Heterostinia phytoniformis (110120 type locality: 110122)