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Vesicocaulis oenipontanus

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Aphrosalpingidae

Taxonomy
Girtyocoelia oenipontana 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.

It was recombined as Vesicocaulis oenipontanus by Senowbari-Daryan (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Girtyocoelia oenipontana Ott
1990Vesicocaulis oenipontanus Senowbari-Daryan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyAphrosalpingidaeMyagkova 1955
subfamilyVesicocauliinaeSenowbari-Daryan 1990
genusVesicocaulisOtt 1967
speciesoenipontanus(Ott 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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Ladinian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Italy Vesicocaulis oenipontanus (49934 49937)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Austria (Northern Alps) Girtyocoelia oenipontana (type locality: 38140)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Slovakia Girtyocoelia oenipontana (36636)
Ladinian - Julian241.464 - 233.6Slovakia Girtyocoelia oenipontana (34882)