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Trochobolus cupulus

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Pachyteichismatidae

Taxonomy
Pachyrhachis cupula was named by Schrammen (1937). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Trochobolus cupulus by Pisera (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Pachyrhachis cupula Schrammen
1997Trochobolus cupulus Pisera

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyPachyteichismatidaeSchrammen 1937
genusTrochobolusZittel 1877
speciescupulus(Schrammen 1937)

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.

Trochobolus cupulus Schrammen 1937
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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 Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 161.50000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany Trochobolus cupulus (74033)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany Trochobolus cupulus (74037)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Trochobolus cupulus (74050 74063)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany Pachyrhachis cupula (34650) Trochobolus cupulus (74064)