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Leiostracosia brandesi

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Leiostracosia brandesi 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
1912Leiostracosia brandesi Schrammen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusLeiostracosiaSchrammen 1902
speciesbrandesi

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.

Leiostracosia brandesi 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 Coniacian to the top of the Campanian or 89.80000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7France (Nord-Pas de Calais) Leiostracosia brandesi (113561 113633)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (England) Leiostracosia brandesi (113111)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Leiostracosia brandesi (type locality: 110530)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Leiostracosia brandesi (64187)