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Radicispongia radiciformis

Taxonomy
Scyphia radiciformis was named by Goldfuss (1826). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Radicispongia radiciformis by Quenstedt (1877).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Scyphia radiciformis Goldfuss
1877Radicispongia radiciformis Quenstedt

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
genusRadicispongia
speciesradiciformis(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.

†Radicispongia radiciformis Goldfuss 1826
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-27 17:00:59
Modified: 2022-12-08 20:54:08
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 157.90000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Radicispongia radiciformis (60854)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Radicispongia radiciformis (74050 114630)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal (Centro) Radicispongia radiciformis (68220)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany Radicispongia radiciformis (34650 74069 74104 114546)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Radicispongia radiciformis (23903)