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Pyrgochonia (Pyrgochonia)

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Discostromatidae

Taxonomy
Pyrgochonia (Pyrgochonia) was named by Reid (2004). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pyrgochonia by Reid (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Pyrgochonia (Pyrgochonia) Reid p. 299

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyPlatychoniodeaSchrammen 1924
familyDiscostromatidaeSchrammen 1924
subfamilyPyrgochoniinaeSchrammen 1924
genusPyrgochoniaZittel 1878
subgenusPyrgochonia

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.

Subg. †Pyrgochonia (Pyrgochonia) Reid 2004
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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 Early/Lower Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 154.80000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany Pyrgochonia acetabulum (74037)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Pyrgochonia acetabulum (74062 74063)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany Pyrgochonia acetabulum (74064 74065)