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Dirrhopalum planum

Monactinellidae

Taxonomy
Dirrhopalum planum was named by Hinde (1883). It is not extant. Its type locality is Horstead ("Upper Chalk"), which is in a Cretaceous carbonate chalk in the Upper Chalk Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Dirrhopalum planum Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumSilicispongea
orderMonactinellidaeZittel
RankNameAuthor
genusDirrhopalumRidley 1881
speciesplanum

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Dirrhopalum planum Hinde 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Cretaceous or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Dirrhopalum planum (type locality: 278440)