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Lepidospongia
Taxonomy
Lepidospongia was named by Roemer (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-l K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 622]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Lychniscosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ventriculitinae by Finks et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Lychniscosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ventriculitinae by Finks et al. (2004).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1864 | Lepidospongia Roemer |
| 1902 | Plectodermatium Schrammen |
| 2002 | Lepidospongia Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Plectodermatium Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Lepidospongia Finks et al. |
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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. †Lepidospongia Roemer 1864
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†Lepidospongia fragilis Schrammen 1902
†Lepidospongia inermis Schrammen 1912
†Lepidospongia rugosa Schlueter 1870
†Lepidospongia sterea Defretin-Lefranc 1960
Invalid names: Plectodermatium Schrammen 1902 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 89.80000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (15 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Coniacian | France (Nord-Pas de Calais) | L. sterea (113633) | |
| Late/Upper Coniacian | France (Picardie) | L. fragilis (112658) | |
| Coniacian - Santonian | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | L. inermis (113139) | |
| Santonian - Campanian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | L. rugosa (110614) | |
| Campanian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | L. rugosa, L. fragilis, L. inermis (110530) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | L. rugosa (112628) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Germany | L. sp. (36808) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Poland | L. fragilis (110120 110121 110329) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | United Kingdom (Norfolk) | L. rugosa (113138) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | United Kingdom (Ireland) | L. inermis (197336 197341) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | L. rugosa, L. fragilis (31993) | |
| Maastrichtian | United Kingdom (Norfolk) | L. rugosa (112697) |