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Lepidospongia rugosa

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Lepidospongia rugosa was named by Schlueter (1870). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Lepidospongia rugosa Schlueter

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusLepidospongiaRoemer 1864
speciesrugosaSchlueter 1870

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.

Lepidospongia rugosa Schlueter 1870
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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 19:09:36
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:09:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Lepidospongia rugosa (110614)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Lepidospongia rugosa (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Lepidospongia rugosa (112628)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (Norfolk) Lepidospongia rugosa (113138)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Lepidospongia rugosa (31993)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0United Kingdom (Norfolk) Lepidospongia rugosa (112697)