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Porosphaera

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Minchinellidae

Taxonomy
Porosphaera was named by Steinmann (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo-l K Maes]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Porosphaera Steinmann
2002Porosphaera Sepkoski
2004Porosphaera Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
RankNameAuthor
orderLithonidaDoederlein 1892
familyMinchinellidaeDendy and Row 1913
genusPorosphaeraSteinmann 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. †Porosphaera Steinmann 1878
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†Porosphaera adhaerens Brünnich Nielsen 1929
†Porosphaera galeata Stolley 1892
†Porosphaera globularis Phillips 1829
†Porosphaera plana Stolley 1892
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 18:44:44
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:44:44
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Danian or 163.50000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Canada (Nova Scotia) P. sp. (67976)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Canada (Nova Scotia) P. sp. (67977)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France P. sp., P. globularis (85020)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3France P. sp. (59650)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5France P. sp. (59612)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6France P. globularis (3788) P. sp. (3737)
Middle Santonian - Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5France P. sp. (59652)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1France P. globularis (3789)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) P. globularis (112628)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6France P. sp. (59584)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland P. globularis (110120 110329 197779 197780 197781 197782 197783 197791 197792 197793 197853)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland P. globularis (197795)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6United Kingdom (Ireland) P. globularis (197336)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany P. globularis (64128 64131 64142 64153)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland P. globularis (197794 197810)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) P. woodwardi, P. nuciformis, P. globularis, P. galeata, P. plana, P. adhaerens (32022)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark P. adhoerens, P. aplanata, P. universalis, P. umbonata, P. foliata (89866)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France P. globularis (20816)