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Aulocopella

Demospongiae - Streptosolenidae

Taxonomy
Aulocopella was named by Rauff (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: O m O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 209]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Anthaspidellidae by Rigby and Leith (1989); to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Streptosolenidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Aulocopella Rauff
1989Aulocopella Rigby and Leith
2002Aulocopella Sepkoski
2004Aulocopella Finks et al. p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyStreptosolenidae
genusAulocopellaRauff 1895

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.

G. †Aulocopella Rauff 1895
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Aulocopella dactylos Rigby and Bayer 1971
Aulocopella probolos Rigby and Bayer 1971
Aulocopella scelidos Rigby and Bayer 1971
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 Maysvillian to the top of the Richmondian or 450.20000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8Canada (Manitoba) A. winnipegensis (120498)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Iowa) A. scelidos, A. probolos, A. dactylos (120502)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) A. winnipegensis (120497)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (British Columbia) A. winnipegensis (120499)