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Lychniscosida

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosida

Taxonomy
Lychniscosida was named by Schrammen (1903).

It was assigned to Hexactinellida by Reiswig (2002); and to Hexasterophora by Frisone et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Lychniscosida Schrammen
2002Lychniscosida Reiswig p. 1378
2016Lychniscosida Frisone et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
orderLychniscosidaSchrammen 1903
orderLychniscosidaSchrammen 1903

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.

Or. †Lychniscosida Schrammen 1903
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Fm. Aulocystidae Sollas 1887
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G. Neoaulocystis Zhuravleva 1962
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Invalid names: Aulocystis Schulze 1886 [replaced]
Fm. †Diapleuridae Ijima 1927
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G. †Coronispongia Frisone et al. 2016
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Coronispongia confossa Frisone et al. 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:27:44
Modified: 2010-02-11 04:04:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Lutetian or 93.90000 to 41.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.8 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Lychniscosida indet. (90517)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (Ireland) Aulocystis sp. (197336)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Veneto) Coronispongia confossa (110070)