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Tremaphorus apertus

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa

Taxonomy
Sporadopyle aperta was named by Oppliger (1915). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Tremaphorus apertus by Pisera (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Sporadopyle aperta Oppliger
1997Tremaphorus apertus Pisera

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
genusTremaphorusSchrammen 1937
speciesapertus(Oppliger 1915)

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.

†Tremaphorus apertus Oppliger 1915
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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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Kimmeridgian or 157.30000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Tremaphorus apertus (74044 74045)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Tremaphorus apertus (74033 74036)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany Tremaphorus apertus (74050 74062)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Tremaphorus apertus (74037)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Tremaphorus apertus (74064)