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Pachycothon

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Carterellidae

Taxonomy
Pachycothon was named by Schrammen (1901) [Sepkoski's age data: J u K Camp-l]. It is not extant.

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

Species
P. giganteum
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. quenstedti, P. quenstedtii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Pachycothon Schrammen
2002Pachycothon Sepkoski
2004Pachycothon Finks et al. p. 257

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMegalithistida
RankNameAuthor
suborderHelomorinaSchrammen 1924
familyCarterellidaeSchrammen 1901
subfamilyIsoraphiniinaeSchrammen 1924
genusPachycothonSchrammen 1901

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. †Pachycothon Schrammen 1901
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†Pachycothon giganteum Roemer 1864
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 Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 154.80000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany P. quenstedti (74037)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany P. quenstedti (74050 74063)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany P. quenstedti (74065 74066 74103) P. quenstedtii (34650)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Normandie) Seliscothon giganteus (278528)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) P. giganteum (110532)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) P. giganteum (110531)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) P. giganteum (110612)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) P. giganteum (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) P. giganteum (112628)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland P. giganteum (110120 110121 110122 110329)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) P. giganteum (31993)