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Elasmostoma

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae

Taxonomy
Elasmostoma was named by Fromentel (1860) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath-u K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Elasmostomatidae by Squires and Demetrion (1992); to Pharetronida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Stellispongiinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
E. aperiens, E. bajaensis, E. fomes, E. patelliformis
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. normanianum, E. sequana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Elasmostoma Fromentel
1992Elasmostoma Squires and Demetrion p. 14
2002Elasmostoma Sepkoski
2004Elasmostoma Finks et al. p. 741

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
RankNameAuthor
orderStellispongiida
familyStellispongiidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
subfamilyStellispongiinaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusElasmostomaFromentel 1860

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. †Elasmostoma Fromentel 1860
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†Elasmostoma bajaensis Squires and Demetrion 1989
†Elasmostoma fomes Müller 1984
†Elasmostoma patelliformis Hurcewicz 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:37
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Ypresian or 266.90000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) E. aperiens (51154 51163) E. sp. (51168)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France E. palmatum (37510)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Poland E. patelliformis (113064)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal (Centro) E. sp., E. frondescens (68220)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany E. fomes (74104 114542)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) E. fomes (23902)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Württemberg) E. fomes (23903)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Switzerland E. acutimargo (2224) E. sp. (2247)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France E. sp. (2222)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France E. sequana, E. sp. (96668)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland E. acutimargo (2256) E. neocomiensis (2259)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Drôme) E. sp. (75576)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Germany E. sp. (50422 50505)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57France E. normanianum (56530)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2France E. normanianum (58557)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2France E. sp. (58936)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Mexico (Baja California Sur) E. bajaensis (5495 7928)