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Verruculina (Amphichondrium)

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Scleritodermatidae

Taxonomy
Verruculina (Amphichondrium) was named by Schrammen (1924). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Verruculina by Schrammen (1924).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Verruculina (Amphichondrium) Schrammen p. 127

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyScleritodermatoideaSollas 1888
familyScleritodermatidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyAmphithelioninaeSchrammen 1924
genusVerruculinaZittel 1878
subgenusAmphichondriumSchrammen 1924

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. †Verruculina (Amphichondrium) Schrammen 1924
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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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

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

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Verruculina convoluta (110531)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Verruculina convoluta (110530)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Verruculina convoluta (31993)