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Ventriculites mammillaris

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Ventriculites mammillaris was named by Smith (1848). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Ventriculites mammillaris Smith

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusVentriculitesMantell 1822
speciesmammillarisSmith 1848

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.

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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: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 89.80000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Picardie) Ventriculites mammillaris (113588 113589)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Nord-Pas de Calais) Ventriculites mammillaris (113587)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3France (Nord-Pas de Calais) Ventriculites mammillaris (113560)