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Verrucocoelia verrucosa

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae

Taxonomy
Scyphia verrucosa was named by Goldfuss (1829). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Verrucocoelia verrucosa by Etallon (1859).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. bipartita, V. bonjouri, V. gregaria, V. major, V. ramosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Scyphia verrucosa Goldfuss
1859Verrucocoelia verrucosa Etallon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyEuretidaeZittel 1877
subfamilyEuretinaeZittel 1877
genusVerrucocoeliaEtallon 1859
speciesverrucosa(Goldfuss 1829)

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.

†Verrucocoelia verrucosa Goldfuss 1829
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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: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 161.50000 to 152.21000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Verrucocoelia verrucosa (68642)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany Verrucocoelia verrucosa (74033 74036)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany Verrucocoelia verrucosa (74037)