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Epitheles hemisphaerica

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sestrostomellidae

Taxonomy
Myrmecium hemisphaericum was named by Goldfuss (1826). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Myrmecidium hemisphaericum by Vinassa de Regny (1901); it was recombined as Eusiphonella hemisphaerica by Wagner (1964); it was recombined as Epitheles hemisphaerica by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Myrmecium hemisphaericum Goldfuss
1901Myrmecidium hemisphaericum Vinassa de Regny
1964Eusiphonella hemisphaerica Wagner
2004Epitheles hemisphaerica Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familySestrostomellidaeLaubenfels 1955
genusEpithelesFromentel 1860
specieshemisphaerica(Goldfuss 1826)

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.

Epitheles hemisphaerica Goldfuss 1826
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 157.30000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Italy (Veneto) Eusiphonella hemisphaerica (113837)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Myrmecium hemisphaericum (113006)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Myrmecidium hemisphaericum (114632)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany Myrmecidium hemisphaericum (74050)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Myrmecidium hemisphaericum (34650 74104)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Eusiphonella hemisphaerica (34608)