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Cephaloraphidites cavernosus

Demospongiae - Cephaloraphiditidae

Taxonomy
Cephaloraphidites cavernosus was named by Schrammen (1899). It is not extant. It is the type species of Cephaloraphidites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Cephaloraphidites cavernosus Schrammen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
RankNameAuthor
familyCephaloraphiditidaeReid 1968
genusCephaloraphiditesSchrammen 1899
speciescavernosusSchrammen 1899

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.

Cephaloraphidites cavernosus Schrammen 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Cephaloraphidites cavernosus (110530)