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Sporadoscinia alcyonoides

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Ventriculites alcyonoides was named by Mantell (1822). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Leiostracosia alcyonoides by Schrammen (1912); it was recombined as Sporadoscinia alcyonoides by Świerczewska-Gładysz (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Ventriculites alcyonoides Mantell
1912Leiostracosia alcyonoides Schrammen
2010Sporadoscinia alcyonoides Świerczewska-Gładysz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusSporadosciniaPomel 1872
speciesalcyonoides(Mantell 1822)

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.

Sporadoscinia alcyonoides Mantell 1822
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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 Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Santonian or 93.50000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Leiostracosia alcyonoides (110533 111401)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Poland Leiostracosia alcyonoides (111532)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Sporadoscinia alcyonoides (99235)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Nord-Pas de Calais) Leiostracosia alcyonoides (113564)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Poland Sporadoscinia alcyonoides (112490 112491 112492)