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Scytalia fastigiata

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Azoricidae

Taxonomy
Spongia fastigiata was named by Lee (1839). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Scytalia fastigiata by Hinde (1883).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. pertusa
Entered
by B. Allen on 2026-04-08; modified by B. Allen on 2026-04-08

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Spongia fastigiata Lee
1883Scytalia fastigiata Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1875
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAzoricoideaSollas 1888
familyAzoricidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyLeiochoniinaeSchrammen 1924
genusScytaliaZittel 1878
speciesfastigiata(Lee 1839)

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.

†Scytalia fastigiata Lee 1839
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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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Scytalia fastigiata (278467)