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Discophyma costata

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Discophyma costata was named by Herenger (1942). It is not extant. Its type locality is Terracuques de Llebra Rasquera, which is in a Callovian marine limestone in Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. etalloni, D. foraminosa, D. laevigatum, D. marcoui, D. rugatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Discophyma costata Herenger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyLychniscaulinae
genusDiscophymaOppliger 1915
speciescostata

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.

†Discophyma costata Herenger 1942
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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: Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Spain (Catalonia) Discophyma costata (type locality: 112572)