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Retecoscinus

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Asterocyathidae

Taxonomy
Retecoscinus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ajacicyathida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asterocyathidae by Debrenne (2012), Debrenne et al. (2015).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Retecoscinus Sepkoski
2012Retecoscinus Debrenne p. 75 fig. 57,1a–b
2015Retecoscinus Debrenne et al. p. 997

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderErismacoscininaDebrenne et al. 1989
superfamilySalairocyathoideaZhuravleva 1956
familyAsterocyathidaeVologdin 1956
genusRetecoscinus

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Debrenne 2012Inner wall with several rows of simple pores per intersept; septa completely porous; tabulae with slitlike pores.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-05-09 19:07:07
Modified: 2009-10-06 09:36:25
Source: p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Atdabanian or 525.50000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Evenki) R. retetabulae (80869)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Y) R. retetabulae (10093)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) R. proximus (80950 80952) R. retetabulae (10041) R. sakhaensis (80814)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutia) R. retetabulae (10067)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) R. retetabulae (80841)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain (Córdoba) R. guadalquivirensis (78585)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Morocco R. minutus (80893 80898 80899 80900) R. zhuravlevae (80906)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) R. sp. (81216)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) R. zeggebarti, R. sp. (81429)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Khakasiya) R. sp. (81311)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Kemorovo) R. retetabulae (56748 56753) R. sp. (56755) R. zegebarti (56751)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Evenki) R. retetabulae (80871) R. retetabulae, R. zegebarti (80870 80872 80874)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Spain (Cataluna) R. sp. (81291)