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Cypellia

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Cypelliidae

Taxonomy
Cypellia was named by Pomel (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: J Aale J Kimm-l Sepkoski's reference number: 775]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Cypelliidae.

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

Species
C. caliciformis, C. inberbis, C. rugosa, C. trabeculata
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. calyciformis, C. conica, C. verrucosa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Cypellia Pomel
1937Cryptochiderma Schrammen
2002Cypellia Sepkoski
2002Phanerochiderma Sepkoski
2004Cypellia Finks et al. p. 550

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
familyCypelliidaeSchrammen 1937
genusCypelliaPomel 1872

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. †Cypellia Pomel 1872
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†Cypellia caliciformis Oppliger 1907
†Cypellia inberbis Quenstedt 1877
†Cypellia rugosa Goldfuss 1826
†Cypellia trabeculata Quenstedt 1878
Invalid names: Cryptochiderma Schrammen 1937 [synonym], Phanerochiderma [objective synonym]
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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 165.30000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Spain (Catalonia) C. calyciformis, C. rugosa (112572)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Spain C. sp. (68308)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France C. calyciformis, C. conica, C. verrucosa, C. rugosa (68642)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Poland C. rugosa (60807 60808 60810 60811 60812 60817 60818 60821 60850)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany C. rugosa (74034)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany C. sp., C. rugosa, C. caliciformis, C. trabeculata (74036) C. sp., C. rugosa, C. inberbis, C. caliciformis, C. trabeculata (74033)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany (Bavaria) C. sp., Phanerochiderma sp., Cryptochiderma sp. (25411)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France C. verrucosa, C. calyciformis, C. conica, C. rugosa (67975)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany C. rugosa (74044 74045 74047)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland C. rugosa (60851 60856) C. rugosa, C. inberbis, C. trabeculata (60853) C. rugosa, C. trabeculata (60854 60855)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany C. rugosa, C. inberbis, C. caliciformis, C. trabeculata (74037)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany C. rugosa (74062 74063) C. rugosa, C. trabeculata (74050)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal C. rugosa (68242)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) C. sp. (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany C. rugosa (74064 74065 74066 74100) C. sp., C. rugosa (34650)