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Cnemidiastrum stellatum

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Cnemidiastridae

Taxonomy
Cnemidium stellatum was named by Goldfuss (1826). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Cnemidiastrum stellatum by Finks et al. (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. calycinum, C. corallinum, C. goldfussi, C. granulosum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Cnemidium stellatum Goldfuss
2004Cnemidiastrum stellatum Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
superfamilyAzoricoideaSollas 1888
familyCnemidiastridaeSchrammen 1924
genusCnemidiastrumZittel 1878
speciesstellatum(Goldfuss 1826)

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.

†Cnemidiastrum stellatum Goldfuss 1826
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 168.20000 to 152.21000 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3India (Gujarat) Cnemidiastrum stellatum (93561)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France (Rhone-Alpes) Cnemidiastrum stellatum (114540)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Poland Cnemidiastrum stellatum (114243 114244 114245 114256 114257 114258 114272 114273 114275 114279 114495 114497 114499 114500 114501 114502 114503 114504 114511 114513 114514 114515 114517 114518 114520 114521 114522 114523 114524 114525 114526)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Poland Cnemidiastrum stellatum (60807 60808 60810 60812 60813 114242 114246 114248 114249 114250 114251 114252 114254 114259 114260 114261 114262 114263 114264 114265 114282 114505 114506 114507 114509)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany Cnemidiastrum stellatum (74033 74036)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany (Bavaria) Cnemidiastrum stellatum (25411)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Cnemidiastrum stellatum (60852 60854 60855 60856)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany Cnemidiastrum stellatum (74037)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Cnemidiastrum stellatum (74050)