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Laocoetis paradoxa

Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae

Taxonomy
Scyphia paradoxa was named by Münster (1833) [in Goldfuss]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Craticularia paradoxa by Oppliger (1897), Wagner (1963); it was recombined as Laocoetis paradoxa by Pisera (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. beaumonti, L. samueli, L. tenuis
Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2011-08-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Scyphia paradoxa Münster
1897Craticularia paradoxa Oppliger
1963Craticularia paradoxa Wagner
1997Laocoetis paradoxa Pisera

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderInnaecoeliidaBoiko 1990
RankNameAuthor
familyCraticulariidaeRauff 1893
subfamilyLaocoetidinaePomel 1872
genusLaocoetisPomel 1872
speciesparadoxa(Münster 1833)

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.

†Laocoetis paradoxa Münster 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:27:44
Modified: 2010-02-11 04:04:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 157.90000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Argentina Laocoetis paradoxa (45546)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Poland Craticularia paradoxa (60808 60811 60812)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Argentina (Mendoza) Laocoetis paradoxa (135242)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Spain Craticularia paradoxa (112573)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Craticularia paradoxa (60855 60856)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany (Bavaria) Craticularia paradoxa (25412)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany Craticularia paradoxa (34650) Laocoetis paradoxa (74099 74102)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Craticularia paradoxa (34608)