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Plectascus labrosus

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa

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

It was recombined as Plocoscyphia labrosa by Smith (1883); it was recombined as Plectascus labrosus by Schrammen (1912); it was recombined as Exanthesis labrosus by Reid (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Brachiolites labrosus Smith
1883Plocoscyphia labrosa Smith
1912Plectascus labrosus Schrammen
1962Exanthesis labrosus Reid

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
genusPlectascus
specieslabrosus(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.

†Plectascus labrosus 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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 157.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Plocoscyphia labrosa (67975)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Plocoscyphia labrosa (112209)
Albian113.2 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Plocoscyphia labrosa (1844)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (Norfolk) Exanthesis labrosus (113136)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Exanthesis labrosus (112692)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Nord-Pas de Calais) Plocoscyphia labrosa (113754)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Plectascus labrosus (64187)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Plectascus labrosus (32022)