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Aphrocallistes alveolites

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Aphrocallistidae

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

It was recombined as Aphrocallistes alveolites by Zittel (1878).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. polytretos

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Scyphia alveolites Roemer
1878Aphrocallistes alveolites Zittel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyAphrocallistidaeGray 1867
genusAphrocallistesGray 1858
speciesalveolites(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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Greece Aphrocallistes alveolites (61516)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Aphrocallistes alveolites (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Aphrocallistes alveolites (110329 110330 110427)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Aphrocallistes alveolites (112628)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Aphrocallistes alveolites (31993)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (Ireland) Aphrocallistes alveolites (197344)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Aphrocallistes alveolites (64002 64127 64142)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (England) Aphrocallistes alveolites (113137)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Aphrocallistes alveolites (110430 110433)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Aphrocallistes alveolites (32022)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Aphrocallistes alveolites (28080 28081 110437 110439)