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Coeloscyphia racemosa

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Polyblastidiidae

Taxonomy
Brachiolites racemosus was named by Smith (1848). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Polyblastidium racemosum by Hinde (1883); it was recombined as Coeloscyphia racemosa by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Brachiolites racemosus Smith
1883Polyblastidium racemosum Hinde
2004Coeloscyphia racemosa Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyPolyblastidiidaeSchrammen 1912
genusCoeloscyphiaTate 1865
speciesracemosa(Smith 1848)

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.

Coeloscyphia racemosa Smith 1848
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Coeloscyphia racemosa (113139)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Poland Coeloscyphia racemosa (112490 112491 112492)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Polyblastidium racemosum (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Coeloscyphia racemosa (112628)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (Ireland) Coeloscyphia racemosa (197336 197341 197342)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Polyblastidium racemosum (31993)