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Discodermia catalaunica

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Theonellidae

Taxonomy
Discodermia catalaunica was named by Lagneau-Herenger (1962). It is not extant. Its type locality is Can Casanyas Castellet, which is in an Aptian coastal sandstone in Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Discodermia catalaunica Lagneau-Herenger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familyTheonellidaeLendenfeld 1904
subfamilyTheonellinaevon Lendenfeld 1904
genusDiscodermiadu Bocage 1869
speciescatalaunica

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.

Discodermia catalaunica Lagneau-Herenger 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Spain (Catalonia) Discodermia catalaunica (type locality: 111533)