Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Coscinodiscus

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Cylindrophymatidae

Taxonomy
Coscinodiscus was named by Schrammen (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: J u]. It is not extant.

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

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Coscinodiscus Schrammen
2002Coscinodiscus Sepkoski
2004Coscinodiscus Finks et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
suborderDidymmorinaRauff 1893
familyCylindrophymatidaeSchrammen 1936
genusCoscinodiscusSchrammen 1937

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. †Coscinodiscus Schrammen 1937
show all | hide all
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 Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Gelasian or 161.50000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany C. sp. (74033)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany C. sp. (74037)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany C. sp. (74050 74063)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany C. sp. (74102)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) C. spp. (41893 41894 41895 41896 41945 41947 41948 41950 41951 41952 41953)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco C. asteromphallus (35035) C. oculus-iridis (35034)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya C. sp. (21418 21461)