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Megalodictyon fretreulensis

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae

Taxonomy
Megalodictyon fretreulensis was named by Oppliger (1926). It is not extant. It is the type species of Megalodictyon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Megalodictyon fretreulensis Oppliger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyEuretidaeZittel 1877
subfamilyChonelasmatinaeSchrammen 1912
genusMegalodictyonOppliger 1926
speciesfretreulensisOppliger 1926

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.

Megalodictyon fretreulensis Oppliger 1926
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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: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.50000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany Megalodictyon fretreulensis (74033 74036)