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Coscinostoma fragilis

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Azoricidae

Taxonomy
Coscinostoma fragilis was named by Schrammen (1910). It is not extant. Its type locality is Teutonia Nord quarry, Late Campanian, Misburg, which is in a Campanian offshore shelf marl/limestone in Germany. It is the type species of Coscinostoma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Coscinostoma fragilis Schrammen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAzoricoideaSollas 1888
familyAzoricidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyAzoricinaeSollas 1888
genusCoscinostoma
speciesfragilis

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.

Coscinostoma fragilis 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 Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower 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) Coscinostoma fragilis (111533)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Coscinostoma fragilis (110614)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Coscinostoma fragilis (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Coscinostoma fragilis (112628)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Coscinostoma fragilis (110120 110122)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Coscinostoma fragilis (type locality: 31993)