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Coscinopora quincuncialis

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Ventriculites quincuncialis was named by Smith (1847). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Coscinopora quincuncialis by Hinde (1883).

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by B. Allen on 2026-06-08; modified by B. Allen on 2026-06-08

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Ventriculites quincuncialis Smith
1883Coscinopora quincuncialis Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusCoscinoporaGoldfuss 1826
speciesquincuncialis(Smith 1847)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 19:09:36
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:09:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Cretaceous or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Coscinopora quincuncialis (278613 278943 279047)