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Ingentilotus micropelta

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Plinthosellidae

Taxonomy
Dactylotus micropelta was named by Schrammen (1910). It is not extant. Its type locality is Oberg, which is in a Campanian offshore shelf marl in Germany.

It was recombined as Ingentilotus micropelta by Laubenfels (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Dactylotus micropelta Schrammen
1955Ingentilotus micropelta Laubenfels

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familyPlinthosellidaeSchrammen 1910
genusIngentilotusLaubenfels 1955
speciesmicropelta()

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.

Ingentilotus micropelta Schrammen 1910
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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 Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Campanian or 83.50000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Germany (Niedersachsen) Dactylotus micropelta (type locality: 110530)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Dactylotus micropelta (31993)