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Turonia variabilis

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae

Taxonomy
Turonia variabilis was named by Michelin (1847). It is not extant. It is the type species of Turonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Turonia variabilis Michelin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familySiphoniidaed'Orbigny 1851
subfamilySiphoniinaed'Orbigny 1851
genusTuroniaMichelin 1847
speciesvariabilisMichelin 1847

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.

Turonia variabilis Michelin 1847
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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: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Rhone-Alpes) Turonia variabilis (110461)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Turonia variabilis (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Turonia variabilis (110121)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Turonia variabilis (110119)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Turonia variabilis (31993)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Turonia variabilis (110338)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Turonia variabilis (28081)