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Heterostinia obliqua

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Pleromatidae

Taxonomy
Heterostinia obliqua was named by Benett (1831). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by B. Allen on 2026-04-11; modified by B. Allen on 2026-04-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Heterostinia obliqua Benett
1883Heterostinia obliqua Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMegalithistida
RankNameAuthor
suborderMegamorinaZittel 1878
familyPleromatidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyHeterostiniinaeSchrammen 1924
genusHeterostiniaZittel 1878
speciesobliquaBenett 1831

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.

Heterostinia obliqua Benett 1831
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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 Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 121.40000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Spain (Catalonia) Heterostinia obliqua (111533 111534)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Heterostinia obliqua (278467 278497)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Bayern) Heterostinia obliqua (114012)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Heterostinia obliqua (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Heterostinia obliqua (110120 110121 110122 110329)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Heterostinia obliqua (31993)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Heterostinia obliqua (32022)