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Orthodiscus fragilis

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Orthodiscus fragilis was named by Schrammen (1924). It is not extant. It is the type species of Orthodiscus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Orthodiscus fragilis Schrammen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusOrthodiscusSchrammen 1924
speciesfragilisSchrammen 1924

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.

Orthodiscus fragilis Schrammen 1924
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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 Coniacian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 89.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3France (Nord-Pas de Calais) Orthodiscus fragilis (113561 113586 113633 113634)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6France (Picardie) Orthodiscus fragilis (112659)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1France (Picardie) Orthodiscus fragilis (113635)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland Orthodiscus fragilis (110119)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Orthodiscus fragilis (110338)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Orthodiscus fragilis (110438)