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Cypellia caliciformis

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Cypelliidae

Taxonomy
Cypellia caliciformis was named by Oppliger (1907). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Cypellia caliciformis Oppliger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyCypelliidaeSchrammen 1937
genusCypelliaPomel 1872
speciescaliciformisOppliger 1907

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.

Cypellia caliciformis Oppliger 1907
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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 19:09:36
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:09:36
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 (3 total)


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