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Leiostracosia

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Leiostracosia was named by Schrammen (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 622,1066]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Leiostracosia Schrammen
2002Leiostracosia Sepkoski
2004Leiostracosia Finks et al. p. 532

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusLeiostracosiaSchrammen 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. †Leiostracosia Schrammen 1902
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†Leiostracosia alpina Herenger 1944
†Leiostracosia angustata Roemer 1841
†Leiostracosia brandesi Schrammen 1912
†Leiostracosia punctata Schrammen 1902
†Leiostracosia robusta Schrammen 1902
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 Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 129.40000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian129.4 - 125.0France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) L. alpina (112148)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) L. punctata (112209)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Poland L. angustata (111532)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) L. angustata (110533 111401)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany (Bayern) L. sp. (114012)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Picardie) L. punctata (112660)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3France (Nord-Pas de Calais) L. brandesi (113561 113633) L. impressus (113640 113641)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Poland L. angustata (112490 112491 112492)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1United Kingdom (England) L. brandesi, L. punctata (113111)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Germany (Niedersachsen) L. brandesi, L. punctata, L. robusta (110530)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1United Kingdom (North Yorkshire) L. punctata (113105)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany L. brandesi, L. punctata, L. robusta (64187)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6United Kingdom (Ireland) L. robusta (197343) L. sp., L. punctata (197341)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) L. angustata (32022)