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Carterella spiculigera

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Carterellidae

Taxonomy
Jerea spiculigera was named by Roemer (1864). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Carterella spiculigera by Zittel (1878), Hinde (1883).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Jerea spiculigera Roemer
1878Carterella spiculigera Zittel
1883Carterella spiculigera 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
speciesspiculigera(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.

†Carterella spiculigera 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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Carterella spiculigera (278527)