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Seliscothon explanatus

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Seliscothonidae

Taxonomy
Chenendopora explanata was named by Roemer (1864). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Seliscothon explanatus by Zittel (1878), Hinde (1883).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Chenendopora explanata Roemer
1878Seliscothon explanatus Zittel
1883Seliscothon explanatus Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1875
superfamilyScleritodermatoideaSollas 1888
familySeliscothonidaeSchrammen 1924
genusSeliscothonZittel 1878
speciesexplanatus(Roemer 1864)

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.

Seliscothon explanatus Roemer 1864
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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: Late/Upper Cretaceous or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Seliscothon explanatus (278467)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Seliscothon explanatus (278527)