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Plinthosella

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Plinthosellidae

Taxonomy
Plinthosella was named by Zittel (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 642]. It is not extant. Its type is Plinthosella squamosa. It is the type genus of Plinthosellidae.

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

Species
P. acanthodes, P. elegans, P. punctata, P. squamosa (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. magna

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Plinthosella Zittel
2002Plinthosella Sepkoski
2004Plinthosella Finks et al. p. 234

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familyPlinthosellidaeSchrammen 1910
genusPlinthosellaZittel 1878

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. †Plinthosella Zittel 1878
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†Plinthosella acanthodes Defretin-Lefranc 1960
†Plinthosella elegans Hurcewicz 1966
†Plinthosella punctata Lagneau-Herenger 1962
†Plinthosella squamosa Zittel 1878
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 Oligocene or 121.40000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Spain (Catalonia) P. punctata (111534)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Poland P. squamosa (110333)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Rhone-Alpes) P. sp. (110460)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7France (Nord-Pas de Calais) P. acanthodes (113832)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Denmark P. sp. (74908)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) P. squamosa (110614)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland P. squamosa (110335)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) P. squamosa (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland P. elegans (110121) P. sp. (110122) P. squamosa (110120)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) P. squamosa (112628)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) P. squamosa (31993)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland P. squamosa (110119)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany P. squamosa (64177 64215)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland P. squamosa (110337 110339)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) P. squamosa (32022)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland P. squamosa (110341)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Ukraine P. magna (62044)