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Oxyrhizium eximium

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae

Taxonomy
Oxyrhizium eximium was named by Schrammen (1912). 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 Oxyrhizium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Oxyrhizium eximium Schrammen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyEuretidaeZittel 1877
subfamilyChonelasmatinaeSchrammen 1912
genusOxyrhiziumSchrammen 1902
specieseximium

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.

†Oxyrhizium eximium Schrammen 1912
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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 Coniacian to the top of the Campanian or 89.80000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Oxyrhizium eximium (113139)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Oxyrhizium eximium (type locality: 110530)