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Laocoetis

Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae

Taxonomy
Laocoetis was named by Pomel (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: J u T Mi]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hexactinosa by Sepkoski (2002) and Beresi (2003); and to Laocoetidinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Laocoetis Pomel
2002Laocaetis Sepkoski
2003Laocoetis Beresi p. 110
2004Laocoetis Finks et al. p. 481

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderInnaecoeliidaBoiko 1990
RankNameAuthor
familyCraticulariidaeRauff 1893
subfamilyLaocoetidinaePomel 1872
genusLaocoetisPomel 1872

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. †Laocoetis Pomel 1872
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Laocoetis arborescens Schrammen 1937
Laocoetis clathrata Goldfuss 1826
Laocoetis crassipes Pomel 1872
Laocoetis emiliana Malfatti 1901
Laocoetis fittoni Mantell 1822
Laocoetis paradoxa Münster 1833
Laocoetis patula Pomel 1872
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Invalid names: Craticularia patula Pomel 1901 [synonym], Laocoetis obconoidea Pomel 1872 [synonym]
Laocoetis piserai Vodrazka and Crame 2011
Laocoetis procumbens Goldfuss 1826
Laocoetis relicta Schrammen 1912
Laocoetis striatopunctata Schrammen 1937
Laocoetis tubifera Schrammen 1937
Laocoetis virgatula Schrammen 1912
Laocoetis vulgata Pocta 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:27:44
Modified: 2010-02-11 04:04:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Burdigalian or 157.30000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (68 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0Spain Craticularia paradoxa (112573)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Craticularia clathrata (60852) Craticularia paradoxa (60855 60856) Paracraticularia procumbens, Craticularia clathrata (60851) Paracraticularia tubifera (60853)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Romania L. procumbens (98529)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Craticularia clathrata (60821 60850) Craticularia paradoxa (60808 60811 60812)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Argentina L. sp., L. procumbens, L. paradoxa (45546)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Argentina (Mendoza) L. sp., L. procumbens, L. paradoxa (135242)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany L. arborescens (74033) L. sp., L. arborescens (74036)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal L. sp. (68207)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany L. procumbens, L. striatopunctata, L. clathrata, L. tubifera (74063) L. sp., L. procumbens, L. striatopunctata, L. clathrata, L. tubifera (74050)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bavaria) Craticularia paradoxa, Paracraticularia tubifera (25412)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany L. sp., L. procumbens, L. clathrata, L. arborescens (74037)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Craticularia paradoxa (34650) L. paradoxa (74099 74102) L. procumbens (74064)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Paracraticularia procumbens, Craticularia paradoxa (34608)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Paracraticularia fittoni (111687)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Craticularia virgatula (112209)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Craticularia virgatula (112210)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Antarctica L. piserai (106267)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Craticularia virgatula (112215) Craticularia virgatula, Craticularia relicta (112216)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (Norfolk) Paracraticularia fittoni (113136)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Pas de Calais) Craticularia fittoni (113559)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Paracraticularia fittoni (112692)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Antarctica L. piserai (106266)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany (Bayern) L. tenuis, Paracraticularia fittoni, L. vulgata (114012)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic L. beaumonti, L. vulgata (90517) L. sp. (146401) L. vulgata (90518)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Picardie) Craticularia fittoni (113558) Paracraticularia fittoni (112656)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Champagne-Ardenne) Craticularia fittoni (113393)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3France (Nord-Pas de Calais) Craticularia relicta (113560 113561)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Craticularia relicta (113139)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Poland L. fittoni (112491) L. fittoni, L. relicta, L. virgatula (112492) L. fittoni, L. virgatula (112490)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Germany (Niedersachsen) Craticularia virgatula, Craticularia relicta (110530)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1United Kingdom (England) Craticularia relicta (113111)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland Craticularia virgatula (110344)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) L. vulgata (112629) Paracraticularia fittoni (112628)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Craticularia virgatula (110437) Paracraticularia fittoni (28080)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Veneto) L. patula, L. emiliana (110070)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain L. patula (61241 61242 61243) L. samueli (141920 141921 141923 141924)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) L. crassipes (5386)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Costa Rica L. sp. (121297)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Algeria Craticularia crassipes (114101 114102)