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Seliscothon marginatum

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Seliscothonidae

Taxonomy
Scyphia marginata was named by Roemer (1841). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Seliscothon marginatum by Griepenkerl (1889).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. planum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Scyphia marginata Roemer
1889Seliscothon marginatum Griepenkerl

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
superfamilyScleritodermatoideaSollas 1888
familySeliscothonidaeSchrammen 1924
genusSeliscothonZittel 1878
speciesmarginatum(Roemer 1841)

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.

†Seliscothon marginatum Roemer 1841
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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 Coniacian to the top of the Santonian or 89.80000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Seliscothon marginatum (110612 110613)