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Plocoscyphia communis

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae

Taxonomy
Plocoscyphia communis was named by Moret (1925). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Plocoscyphia communis Moret

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyCallodictyonidaeZittel 1877
subfamilyBecksinaeSchrammen 1912
genusPlocoscyphiaReuss 1846
speciescommunisMoret 1925

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.

Plocoscyphia communis Moret 1925
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Santonian or 113.20000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Plocoscyphia communis (112209)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Plocoscyphia communis (112216)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Languedoc-Rousillon) Plocoscyphia communis (112213)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Champagne-Ardenne) Plocoscyphia communis (113756)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Poland Plocoscyphia communis (112490 112492)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Greece Plocoscyphia communis (61516)