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Mastosia neocomiensis

Demospongiae - Monalithistida - Vetulinidae

Taxonomy
Mastosia neocomiensis was named by Hinde (1883). It is not extant. Its type locality is Haslemere, which is in an Aptian/Albian marine horizon in the United Kingdom.

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by B. Allen on 2026-04-13; modified by B. Allen on 2026-04-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Mastosia neocomiensis Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMonalithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1955
RankNameAuthor
suborderSphaerocladinaSchrammen 1924
familyVetulinidaeLendenfeld 1904
subfamilyVetulininaevon Lendenfeld 1904
genusMastosiaZittel 1878
speciesneocomiensis

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.

†Mastosia neocomiensis Hinde 1883
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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 Albian or 121.40000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Mastosia neocomiensis (type locality: 278496)