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Phyllodermia (Phyllodermia) antiqua

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Theonellidae

Taxonomy
Discodermia antiqua was named by Schrammen (1901). It is not extant. It is the type species of Phyllodermia, Phyllodermia (Phyllodermia).

It was recombined as Phyllodermia antiqua by Lagneau-Herenger (1967); it was recombined as Phyllodermia (Phyllodermia) antiqua by Finks et al. (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Discodermia antiqua Schrammen
1967Phyllodermia antiqua Lagneau-Herenger
2004Phyllodermia (Phyllodermia) antiqua Finks et al. p. 229

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
RankNameAuthor
familyTheonellidaeLendenfeld 1904
subfamilyAcrochordoniinaeSchrammen 1910
genusPhyllodermiaSchrammen 1924
subgenusPhyllodermiaSchrammen 1924
speciesantiqua(Schrammen 1901)

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Campanian or 93.90000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Bayern) Phyllodermia antiqua (114012)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Rhone-Alpes) Phyllodermia antiqua (110461)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Discodermia antiqua (110530)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Discodermia antiqua (31993)