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Bruckneria plectilis

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Euplectellidae

Taxonomy
Walteriella plectilis was named by Brückner (2006). Its type specimen is SMF XXVI 362 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arnager, Bornholm, sponge-rich mounds, which is in a Coniacian basin reef limestone in the Arnager Limestone Formation of Denmark. It is the type species of Walteriella, Bruckneria.

It was recombined as Bruckneria plectilis by Hsu and Hsiao (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Walteriella plectilis Brückner
2025Bruckneria plectilis Hsu and Hsiao p. 122 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
familyEuplectellidaeGray 1867
genusBruckneria
speciesplectilis(Brückner 2006)

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.

Bruckneria plectilis Brückner 2006
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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 19:10:17
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:10:17
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Denmark Walteriella plectilis (type locality: 74908)