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Cystispongia bursa

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cystispongiidae

Taxonomy
Cephalites bursa was named by Quenstedt (1852). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Cystispongia bursa by Roemer (1864).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Cephalites bursa Quenstedt
1864Cystispongia bursa Roemer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyCystispongiidae
genusCystispongiaRoemer 1864
speciesbursa(Quenstedt 1852)

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.

Cystispongia bursa Quenstedt 1852
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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 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Cystispongia bursa (111418)