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Etheridgia

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Coeloptychidae

Taxonomy
Etheridgia was named by Tate (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant K Sn Sepkoski's reference number: 622]. It is not extant. Its type is Etheridgia mirabilis.

It was assigned to Hexactinosa by Sepkoski (2002); to Lychniscosa by Mermighis and Marcopoulou-Diacantoni (2004); and to Cameroptychinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Etheridgia Tate p. 42
2002Etheridgia Sepkoski
2004Etheridgia Finks et al.
2004Etheridgea Mermighis and Marcopoulou-Diacantoni p. 338

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyCoeloptychidaeRoemer 1864
subfamilyCameroptychinae
genusEtheridgiaTate 1865

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. †Etheridgia Tate 1865
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Etheridgia mirabilis Tate 1865
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Invalid names: Etheridgea korzkievicensis Malecki 1984 [synonym]
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 19:09:36
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:09:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) E. mirabilis (113139)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Greece Etheridgea korzkievicensis (61516)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Poland E. mirabilis (112490 112491 112492)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) E. mirabilis (113140)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (Ireland) E. mirabilis (197336 197341 197342 197343)