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Polyopesia

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae

Taxonomy
Polyopesia was named by Schrammen (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant K Sn Sepkoski's reference number: 622]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Polyopesia Schrammen
2002Polyosepia Sepkoski
2004Polyopesia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyCribrospongiidaeRoemer 1864
genusPolyopesiaSchrammen 1902

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. †Polyopesia Schrammen 1902
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†Polyopesia angustata Schrammen 1902
†Polyopesia laevis Schrammen 1912
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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Valanginian to the top of the Middle Campanian or 137.05000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Hexactinella angustata (111687 111689)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Hexactinella angustata (112209)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Hexactinella angustata (110533)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) P. laevis (113139)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Poland P. angustata (112490 112491 112492)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Hexactinella angustata, Hexactinella laevis (110530)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (England) P. angustata, P. laevis (113111)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Hexactinella angustata (64187)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (Ireland) P. laevis (197336)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Hexactinella angustata (64136 64143 64155 64177)