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Chonella tenuis

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Azoricidae

Taxonomy
Cupulospongia tenuis was named by Roemer (1864). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Chonella tenuis by Zittel (1878), Hinde (1883).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2011-06-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Cupulospongia tenuis Roemer
1878Chonella tenuis Zittel
1883Chonella tenuis Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1875
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAzoricoideaSollas 1888
familyAzoricidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyAzoricinaeSollas 1888
genusChonellaZittel 1878
speciestenuis(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.

Chonella tenuis 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 Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 121.40000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Spain (Catalonia) Chonella tenuis (111533)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Chonella tenuis (110531)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Chonella tenuis (110614)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Chonella tenuis (110530 110616)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Chonella tenuis (112628)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Chonella tenuis (31993)