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Porocypellia piriformis

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Cypelliidae

Taxonomy
Scyphia piriformis was named by Goldfuss (1833). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Porocypellia piriformis by Oppliger (1926).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Scyphia piriformis Goldfuss
1926Porocypellia piriformis Oppliger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyCypelliidaeSchrammen 1937
genusPorocypelliaPomel 1872
speciespiriformis(Goldfuss 1833)

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.

Porocypellia piriformis Goldfuss 1833
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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 161.20000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Bavaria) Porocypellia piriformis (25411)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Porocypellia piriformis (74033)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Porocypellia piriformis (74037)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Porocypellia piriformis (74064)