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Plocoscyphia

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae

Taxonomy
Plocoscyphia was named by Reuss (1846) [Sepkoski's age data: J u K Sn]. It is not extant.

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

Species
P. centuncula, P. communis, P. fenestrata, P. gaultina, P. maaki
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. pertusa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Plocoscyphia Reuss
2002Gyrispongia Sepkoski
2002Plocoscyphia Sepkoski
2004Plocoscyphia Finks et al. p. 522

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyCallodictyonidaeZittel 1877
subfamilyBecksinaeSchrammen 1912
genusPlocoscyphiaReuss 1846

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. †Plocoscyphia Reuss 1846
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†Plocoscyphia centuncula Schrammen 1912
†Plocoscyphia communis Moret 1925
†Plocoscyphia fenestrata Smith and Toulmin 1848
†Plocoscyphia gaultina Moret 1925
†Plocoscyphia maaki Schrammen 1912
Invalid names: Gyrispongia [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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Bartonian or 254.14000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) P. sp. (80251)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) P. pertusa (1857) P. sp. (1825 1838)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2France P. sp. (56671)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) P. fenestrata, P. communis (112209)
Albian113.2 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (1816)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) P. fenestrata (112215) P. fenestrata, P. communis (112216)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Picardie) P. fenestrata (113649)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Languedoc-Rousillon) P. fenestrata, P. communis (112213) P. gaultina (112214)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Champagne-Ardenne) P. communis (113756)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Sweden P. sp. (70427)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Bayern) P. fenestrata (114012)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) P. maaki (110532)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Greece P. communis (61516)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Poland P. communis (112490 112492)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) P. centuncula (110530 110615)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany P. centuncula (64215)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) P. centuncula (31993)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain P. sp. (61247)