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Cytoracia variabilis

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Azoricidae

Taxonomy
Cnemidiastrum variabile was named by Kolb (1910). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Cytoracea variabilis by Schrammen (1936); it was recombined as Cytoracia variabilis by Wagner (1963).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Cnemidiastrum variabile Kolb
1936Cytoracea variabilis Schrammen
1963Cytoracia variabilis Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAzoricoideaSollas 1888
familyAzoricidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyCytoraciinaeSchrammen 1924
genusCytoraciaPomel 1872
speciesvariabilis(Kolb 1910)

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.

Cytoracia variabilis Kolb 1910
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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 Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 154.80000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Cytoracea variabilis (74063)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Cytoracia variabilis (34608)