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Aulosoma

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Azoricidae

Taxonomy
Aulosoma is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Aulosominae.

It was assigned to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aulosominae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Aulosoma Sepkoski
2004Aulosoma Finks et al. p. 285

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
superfamilyAzoricoideaSollas 1888
familyAzoricidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyAulosominaeSchrammen 1924
genusAulosoma

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. †Aulosoma
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Aulosoma radiciformis Phillips 1835
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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 121.40000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Spain (Catalonia) Scytalia radiciformis (111533)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Scytalia radiciformis (110614)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Scytalia radiciformis (110530 110616)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Scytalia radiciformis (110120 110121 110122)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Scytalia radiciformis (31993)