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Guettardiscyphia alata

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae

Taxonomy
Pleurostoma alatum was named by Pomel (1872). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Guettardiscyphia alata by Wagner (1963).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Pleurostoma alatum Pomel
1963Guettardiscyphia alata Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyCribrospongiidaeRoemer 1864
genusGuettardiscyphiaFromentel 1860
speciesalata(Pomel 1872)

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.

Guettardiscyphia alata Pomel 1872
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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 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Bayern) Guettardiscyphia alata (114012)