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Verruculina miliaris

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Scleritodermatidae

Taxonomy
Manon miliare was named by Reuss (1846). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Amphithelion miliare by Zittel (1878); it was recombined as Verruculina miliaris by Hinde (1883).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by B. Allen on 2026-04-04; modified by B. Allen on 2026-04-04

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Manon miliare Reuss
1878Amphithelion miliare Zittel
1883Verruculina miliaris Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1875
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyScleritodermatoideaSollas 1888
familyScleritodermatidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyAmphithelioninaeSchrammen 1924
genusVerruculinaZittel 1878
speciesmiliaris(Reuss 1846)

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.

Verruculina miliaris Reuss 1846
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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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 93.90000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Verruculina miliaris (278467)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Verruculina miliaris (110531)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Verruculina miliaris (110120 110329)