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Oculospongia kielanae

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae

Taxonomy
Oculospongia kielanae was named by Hurcewicz (1975). It is not extant. Its type locality is Wydrzynow, which is in an Oxfordian perireef or subreef limestone in Poland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. dilatata, O. flabellata, O. fromentelliana, O. irregularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Oculospongia kielanae Hurcewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
orderStellispongiida
RankNameAuthor
familyStellispongiidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
subfamilyHolcospongiinae
genusOculospongiaFromentel 1860
specieskielanae

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.

†Oculospongia kielanae Hurcewicz 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:37
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 157.90000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Oculospongia kielanae (type locality: 113006)