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Tethyopsis

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Tethyopsis was named by Zittel (1878). It is not extant. Its type is Tethyopsis steinmanni.

It was assigned to Tetractinellida by Hinde (1883).

Species
T. cretaceus, T. steinmanni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Tethyopsis Zittel
1883Tethyopsis Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
TetractinellidaMarshall
genusTethyopsisZittel 1878

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.

G. †Tethyopsis Zittel 1878
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Tethyopsis cretaceus Hinde 1883
Tethyopsis steinmanni Zittel 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

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) T. cretaceus (278467)