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Sphinctonella

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Sphaerocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Sphinctonella was named by Hurcewicz (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 941]. It is not extant. Its type is Sphinctonella trestiani.

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

Species
S. trestiani (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Sphinctonella Hurcewicz
2002Sphinctonella Sepkoski
2004Sphinctonella Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
RankNameAuthor
orderSphaerocoeliidaVacelet 1979
familySphaerocoeliidaeSteinmann 1882
genusSphinctonella

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. †Sphinctonella Hurcewicz 1975
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Sphinctonella trestiani 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: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland S. trestiani (113007)