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Vesicocaulis depressus

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Aphrosalpingidae

Taxonomy
Vesicocaulis depressus was named by Ott (1967). It is not extant. Its type locality is Karwendel reef, Austria, which is in a Ladinian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Wettersteinkalk Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Vesicocaulis depressus Ott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyAphrosalpingidaeMyagkova 1955
subfamilyVesicocauliinaeSenowbari-Daryan 1990
genusVesicocaulisOtt 1967
speciesdepressusOtt 1967

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2008-03-03 02:54:52
Modified: 2008-03-03 04:55:44
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Tuvalian or 239.48000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Austria (Northern Alps) Vesicocaulis depressus (type locality: 38140)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Hungary Vesicocaulis depressus (42258)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Slovakia Vesicocaulis depressus (36648 36652)
Ladinian - Julian241.464 - 233.6Slovakia Vesicocaulis depressus (34882)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy Vesicocaulis depressus (67723)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Vesicocaulis depressus (32923)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Türkiye Vesicocaulis depressus (60469)