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Cnemidiastrum corallinum

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Cnemidiastridae

Taxonomy
Cnemidium corallinum was named by Quenstedt (1858). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Cnemidiastrum corallinum by Zittel (1878), Hinde (1883).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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by B. Allen on 2026-03-30; modified by B. Allen on 2026-03-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Cnemidium corallinum Quenstedt
1878Cnemidiastrum corallinum Zittel
1883Cnemidiastrum corallinum Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1875
superfamilyAzoricoideaSollas 1888
familyCnemidiastridaeSchrammen 1924
genusCnemidiastrumZittel 1878
speciescorallinum(Quenstedt 1858)

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.

Cnemidiastrum corallinum Quenstedt 1858
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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: Early/Lower Tithonian or 149.20000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Cnemidiastrum corallinum (278507)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Cnemidiastrum corallinum (23887)