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Phymatella

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae

Taxonomy
Phymatella was named by Zittel (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 642,1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Phymatellinae.

It was assigned to Tetracladina by Hinde (1883); to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Phymatellinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
P. bulbosa, P. heteropora, P. intumescens, P. irregularis, P. nodosa, P. reticulata, P. sphaeroides, P. spinosa
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. tuberosa
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by U. Merkel on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Phymatella Zittel
1883Phymatella Hinde
2002Phymatella Sepkoski
2002Pseudoplocoscyphia Sepkoski
2004Phymatella Finks et al. p. 214

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familySiphoniidaed'Orbigny 1851
subfamilyPhymatellinaeSchrammen 1910
genusPhymatellaZittel 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. †Phymatella Zittel 1878
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†Phymatella bulbosa Zittel 1878
†Phymatella heteropora Roemer 1840
†Phymatella intumescens Roemer 1864
†Phymatella irregularis Hurcewicz 1966
†Phymatella nodosa Hinde 1883
†Phymatella reticulata Hinde 1883
†Phymatella sphaeroides Schrammen 1910
†Phymatella spinosa Schrammen 1910
Invalid names: Pseudoplocoscyphia [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 121.40000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Spain (Catalonia) P. intumescens (111533 111534)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) P. nodosa (153918)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) P. reticulata (278467)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Rhone-Alpes) P. bulbosa, P. reticulata, P. nodosa (110461)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) P. intumescens, P. spinosa (110532)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) P. intumescens (110531 110533 110617)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) P. bulbosa (110612 110613)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) P. bulbosa, P. heteropora (110616) P. tuberosa, P. bulbosa, P. sphaeroides, P. heteropora (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) P. bulbosa (112629) P. tuberosa, P. bulbosa, P. sphaeroides (112628)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland P. bulbosa (110121) P. irregularis, P. bulbosa (110120)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) P. tuberosa, P. bulbosa, P. sphaeroides, P. heteropora (31993)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany P. bulbosa, P. heteropora (64215)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland P. irregularis (110336)