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Sporadoscinia quenstedti

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Sporadoscinia quenstedti was named by Schrammen (1912). It is not extant. Its type locality is Oberg, which is in a Campanian offshore shelf marl in Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Sporadoscinia quenstedti Schrammen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusSporadosciniaPomel 1872
speciesquenstedti

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.

Sporadoscinia quenstedti 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 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 Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 93.90000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Picardie) Sporadoscinia quenstedti (112661 113636)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Sporadoscinia quenstedti (type locality: 110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Sporadoscinia quenstedti (112628)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Sporadoscinia quenstedti (31993)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Sporadoscinia quenstedti (64215)