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Trachysycon muricatum

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae

Taxonomy
Plocoscyphia muricata was named by Roemer (1864). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Trachysycon muricatum by Zittel (1878).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Plocoscyphia muricata Roemer
1878Trachysycon muricatum Zittel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familySiphoniidaed'Orbigny 1851
subfamilyPhymatellinaeSchrammen 1910
genusTrachysyconZittel 1878
speciesmuricatum(Roemer 1864)

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.

†Trachysycon muricatum Roemer 1864
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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 Coniacian to the top of the Santonian or 89.80000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Trachysycon muricatum (110612 110613)