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Coscinaulus

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae

Taxonomy
Coscinaulus was named by Schrammen (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Coscinaulus micropora.

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

Species
C. micropora (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Coscinaulus Schrammen
2002Coscinaulus Sepkoski
2004Coscinaulus Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyCallodictyonidaeZittel 1877
subfamilyCallodictyoninaeZittel 1877
genusCoscinaulusSchrammen 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. †Coscinaulus Schrammen 1937
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Coscinaulus micropora 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 19:09:36
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:09:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 161.50000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Poland C. micropora (60810)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany C. micropora (74065)