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Follicatena

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Follicatena was named by Ott (1967) [Sepkoski's age data: P m Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 218,941,978]. It is not extant. Its type is Follicatena cautica.

It was assigned to Celyphiidae by Boiko et al. (1991); to Calcarea by Sepkoski (2002); to Thaumastocoeliidae by Finks et al. (2004); and to Thaumastocoeliinae by Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby (2015).

Species
F. callosa, F. cautica (type species)
Entered
by B. Brenneis (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2004-02-12; modified by U. Merkel on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Follicatena Ott
1991Follicatena Boiko et al.
2002Follicalena Sepkoski
2004Follicatena Finks et al. p. 665
2015Follicatena Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 388

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyThaumastocoeliidaeOtt 1967
subfamilyThaumastocoeliinaeOtt 1967
genusFollicatenaOtt 1967

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. †Follicatena Ott 1967
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Follicatena callosa Belyaeva 1991
Follicatena cautica Ott 1967
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: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Sevatian or 266.90000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) F. sp. (51168 51169)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Russian Federation F. callosa (86169 102509 102516 102522)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Russian Federation F. callosa (102511 102519)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy F. cautica (49916 49932)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary F. cautica (150412 150413 150414)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Hungary F. cautica (150421 150422 150425)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Slovakia F. cautica (36636 36639 36641 36642 36645 36648 36655 36658)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Tajikistan F. sp. (36694)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy F. cautica (20659)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Hungary F. cautica (42258)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany F. cautica (45427)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Austria (Northern Alps) F. cautica (38140)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Austria (Kärnten) F. cautica (81063)
Ladinian - Julian241.464 - 233.6Slovakia F. cautica (34882)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Italy F. cautica (25260)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy F. cautica (67723)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Germany F. cautica (45428)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Slovenia F. cautica (36558)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria F. cautica (60051 60053 60118) F. sp. (60367)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Slovenia F. cautica (60059)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy F. cautica (67620) F. sp. (170920)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Greece F. cautica (38018)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria (Calcareous Alps) F. sp. (38148)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria F. cautica (170674)