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Helobrachium consecatum

Demospongiae - Pachastrellida - Pachastrellidae

Taxonomy
Helobrachium consecatum 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 is the type species of Helobrachium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Helobrachium consecatum Schrammen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
RankNameAuthor
orderPachastrellida
familyPachastrellidaeCarter 1875
genusHelobrachium
speciesconsecatum

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Helobrachium consecatum Schrammen 1910
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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) Helobrachium consecatum (type locality: 110530)