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Euryplegmatidae

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euryplegmatidae

Taxonomy
Euryplegmatidae was named by de Laubenfels (1955). It is extant. Its type is Euryplegma.

It was assigned to Hexactinosa by Reid (2004).

Subtaxa
Euryplegma (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Euryplegmatidae de Laubenfels
2004Euryplegmatidae Reid p. 460

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyEuryplegmatidaede Laubenfels 1955
familyEuryplegmatidaede Laubenfels 1955

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.

Fm. Euryplegmatidae de Laubenfels 1955
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G. Euryplegma Schulze 1886
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 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Teurian to the top of the Waipawan or 66.00000 to 52.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 52.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Teurian - Waipawan66.0 - 52.0New Zealand Euryplegma auriculare (110069)