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Erineum

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae

Taxonomy
Erineum was named by Schrammen (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. It is not extant. Its type is Erineum minutum.

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

Species
E. minutum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Erineum Schrammen
2002Erineum Sepkoski
2004Erineum Finks et al. p. 490

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyCribrospongiidaeRoemer 1864
genusErineumSchrammen 1937

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. †Erineum Schrammen 1937
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Erineum minutum Schrammen 1937
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 161.50000 to 152.21000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Poland E. minutum (60812)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany E. minutum (74033)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany E. minutum (74037)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany E. minutum (74062 74063)