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Stauractinella cretacea

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Stauractinellidae

Taxonomy
Stauractinella cretacea was named by Hinde (1880). It is not extant.

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by B. Allen on 2026-06-29; modified by B. Allen on 2026-06-29

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Stauractinella cretacea Hinde
1883Stauractinella cretacea Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
familyStauractinellidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusStauractinellaZittel 1877
speciescretaceaHinde 1880

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 19:10:17
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:10:17
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

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 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Stauractinella cretacea (278440)