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Cytoracia

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Azoricidae

Taxonomy
Cytoracia was named by Pomel (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo-l K Sn Sepkoski's reference number: 1021,1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Stellispongia grandis.

It was assigned to Cytoraciidae by Wagner (1963); to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cytoraciinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Cytoracia Pomel
1963Cytoracia Wagner
2002Cytoracea Sepkoski
2004Cytoracia Finks et al. p. 283

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1875
superfamilyAzoricoideaSollas 1888
familyAzoricidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyCytoraciinaeSchrammen 1924
genusCytoraciaPomel 1872

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. †Cytoracia Pomel 1872
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Cytoracia costata Schrammen 1910
Cytoracia grandis Roemer 1864
Cytoracia impressa Roemer 1864
Cytoracia rimosa Schrammen 1910
Cytoracia turbinata Schrammen 1910
Cytoracia variabilis Kolb 1910
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: 2009-05-09 01:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 165.30000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France (Rhone-Alpes) C. cylindrica (114540)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Cytoracea variabilis (74063)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany C. variabilis (34608)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia C. obesa (90517 90518)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) C. turbinata (110533)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) C. costata, C. impressa, C. grandis (110612 110613)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) C. turbinata (112629)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) C. turbinata, C. rimosa (31993)