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Trachysycon

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae

Taxonomy
Trachysycon was named by Zittel (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-u K Sn]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Trachysycon Zittel
2002Trachysycon Sepkoski
2004Trachysycon Finks et al.

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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
genusTrachysyconZittel 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. †Trachysycon Zittel 1878
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Trachysycon muricatum Roemer 1864
Trachysycon nodosum Hinde 1883
Trachysycon sulcatum Hinde 1883
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 Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Santonian or 106.30000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) T. nodosum (153918)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) T. muricatum (110612 110613)