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Cryptocoelia

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Cryptocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Cryptocoelia was named by Steinmann (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 218,978]. It is not extant. Its type is Cryptocoelia zitteli. It is the type genus of Cryptocoeliidae.

It was assigned to Calcarea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cryptocoeliidae by Finks et al. (2004), Amirhassankhani et al. (2014), Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Cryptocoelia Steinmann
2002Cryptocoelia Sepkoski
2004Cryptocoelia Finks et al. p. 653
2014Cryptocoelia Amirhassankhani et al. p. 295
2015Cryptocoelia Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 387

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
familyCryptocoeliidaeSteinmann 1882
genusCryptocoeliaSteinmann 1882

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. †Cryptocoelia Steinmann 1882
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Cryptocoelia compacta Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2011
Cryptocoelia cylindrica Senowbari-Daryan 1990
Cryptocoelia linki Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
Cryptocoelia maxima Amirhassankhani et al. 2014
Cryptocoelia multicanalis Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
Cryptocoelia wurmi Senowbari-Daryan and Dullo 1980
Cryptocoelia zitteli Steinmann 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-10 01:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Rhaetian or 298.90000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Kyrgyzstan C. sp. (40951)
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51China (Sichuan) C. sp. (150588)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) C. sp. (80251)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Austria C. sp. (67646)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Hungary C. kovacsi, C. lata, C. zitteli (42258)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Austria (Northern Alps) C. zitteli (38140)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Slovakia C. zitteli (36641 36643 36645 36646 36648 36652 36656 36657 36658)
Ladinian - Julian241.464 - 233.6Slovakia C. zitteli (34882)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy C. sp., C. zitteli (137427) C. zitteli (34691 69662)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Oman C. zitteli (49417)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria C. zitteli (22995)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Slovenia C. sp. (195833)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy C. zitteli (32923 38163 155179 170920)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Japan C. zitteli (173348 173349)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Oman C. sp., C. zitteli (24305)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Slovenia C. zitteli (60059)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria C. wurmi, C. zitteli (60055) C. zitteli (60048 60049 60050 60051 60053 60118 60119 60367)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7USA (Oregon) C. sp. (100517)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Austria C. crassiparietalis, C. sp. (60370)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Greece C. lata, C. zitteli (38018)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Türkiye C. sp. (60470)
Tuvalian - Alaunian233.6 - 211.18Tajikistan C. zitteli (36700)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye C. compacta (73860)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Tajikistan C. zitteli (34646)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Slovenia C. sp. (60386)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Canada (Yukon) C. zitteli (38033)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Russian Federation (Adygea) C. sp. (36719)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Italy (Sicily) C. cylindrica (38319)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Oman C. tenuiparietalis (24306)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria (Calcareous Alps) C. wurmi (38148)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Italy (Sicily) C. crassiparietalis, C. wurmi (38061)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Japan (Kochi) C. sp. (98600)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Italy C. crassiparietalis, C. sp.1, C. sp.2, C. compacta, C. cylindrica, C. multicanalis, C. linki (170144)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria (Styria) C. wurmi, C. zitteli (36516)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Serbia C. sp. (221271)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria C. sp. (36815) C. wurmi (170674)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Italy (Sicily) C. tenuiparietalis, C. crassiparietalis, C. wurmi, C. cylindrica (36454)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Tajikistan C. zitteli (36695)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Iran C. sp. (36869) C. wurmi (37960 37961)
Sevatian - Rhaetian211.18 - 201.4Tajikistan C. zitteli (36699)
Sevatian - Rhaetian211.18 - 201.4Iran C. maxima (175089 175090)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria C. sp., C. zitteli (36801 36807)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Tajikistan C. zitteli (34645)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Indian Ocean C. sp. (100283)