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Lefroyella

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae

Taxonomy
Lefroyella was named by Thomson (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: K u R]. It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Lefroyella Thomson
2002Lefroyella Sepkoski
2004Lefroyella Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyEuretidaeZittel 1877
subfamilyPolythyridinaeSchrammen 1912
genusLefroyellaThomson 1877

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. Lefroyella Thomson 1877
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Lefroyella favoidea Schrammen 1912
Lefroyella montenati 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 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Tortonian or 85.70000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Poland L. favoidea (112490 112492)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) L. favoidea (110530)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Algeria L. sp. (114102)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain (Andalusia) L. sp., L. montenati (110114)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain (Murcia) L. montenati (116132)