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Coeloptychium (Lophoptychium)

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Coeloptychidae

Taxonomy
Lophoptychium was named by Pomel (1872). It is not extant.

It was reranked as Coeloptychium (Lophoptychium) by Finks et al. (2004).

It was assigned to Coeloptychium by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Coeloptychium (Lophoptychium) Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyCoeloptychidaeRoemer 1864
subfamilyCoeloptychinaeRoemer 1864
genusCoeloptychiumGoldfuss 1826
subgenusLophoptychium(Pomel 1872)

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.

Subg. †Coeloptychium (Lophoptychium) Pomel 1872
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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 Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Poland Coeloptychium lobatum (112490)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Coeloptychium lobatum (110615)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Coeloptychium lobatum (112628)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Coeloptychium lobatum (64215)