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Paracypellia prolifera

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Cypelliidae

Taxonomy
Cypellia prolifera was named by Zittel (1878). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Paracypellia prolifera by Schrammen (1937).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Cypellia prolifera Zittel
1937Paracypellia prolifera Schrammen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyCypelliidaeSchrammen 1937
genusParacypelliaSchrammen 1936
speciesprolifera(Zittel 1878)

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.

Paracypellia prolifera Zittel 1878
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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 Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 157.90000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Poland Paracypellia prolifera (60808 60811 60817)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany Cypellia prolifera (74034)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Cypellia prolifera (68642)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Cypellia prolifera (13113 67975)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Paracypellia prolifera (60851 60856)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany Cypellia prolifera (74037)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Cypellia prolifera (74063)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany Cypellia prolifera (74065)