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Carterella cylindrica

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Carterellidae

Taxonomy
Carterella cylindrica was named by Zittel (1878). It is not extant.

Entered
by B. Allen on 2026-04-11; modified by B. Allen on 2026-04-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Carterella cylindrica Zittel
1883Carterella cylindrica Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMegalithistida
RankNameAuthor
suborderHelomorinaSchrammen 1924
familyCarterellidaeSchrammen 1901
subfamilyCarterellinaeSchrammen 1901
genusCarterellaZittel 1878
speciescylindricaZittel 1878

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.

†Carterella cylindrica Zittel 1878
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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: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Germany (Bayern) Carterella cylindrica (278570)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Carterella cylindrica (110120 110122)