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Dactylocalyx

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Dactylocalycidae

Taxonomy
Dactylocalyx was named by Stutchbury (1841) [Sepkoski's age data: T R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Dactylocalycidae.

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

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2023-01-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Dactylocalyx Stutchbury
2002Dactylocalyx Sepkoski
2004Dactylocalyx Finks et al. p. 542

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
familyDactylocalycidaeGray 1867
genusDactylocalyxStutchbury 1841

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. Dactylocalyx Stutchbury 1841
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Dactylocalyx caperatus Brimaud and Vachard 1986
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 Tortonian or 161.50000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Poland D. sp. (60807)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain (Andalusia) D. caperatus (116135)