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Rhizopoterionopsis pruvosti

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Rhizopoterionopsis pruvosti was named by Defretin-Lefranc (1960). It is not extant. Its type locality is Petit-Blanc-Nez, which is in a Cenomanian offshore marl in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Rhizopoterionopsis pruvosti Defretin-Lefranc

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusRhizopoterionopsisLachasse 1943
speciespruvosti

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.

†Rhizopoterionopsis pruvosti Defretin-Lefranc 1960
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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: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Pas de Calais) Rhizopoterionopsis pruvosti (type locality: 113593)