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Paracypellia

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Cypelliidae

Taxonomy
Paracypellia was named by Schrammen (1936). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cypelliidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Paracypellia Schrammen
2004Paracypellia Finks et al. p. 550

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
familyCypelliidaeSchrammen 1937
genusParacypelliaSchrammen 1936

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.

G. †Paracypellia Schrammen 1936
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Paracypellia prolifera Zittel 1878
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: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 157.90000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Poland P. prolifera (60808 60811 60817)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Cypellia prolifera (68642)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany Cypellia prolifera (74034)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany (Bavaria) P. sp. (25411)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Cypellia prolifera (13113 67975)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland P. prolifera (60851 60856)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany Cypellia prolifera (74037)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Cypellia prolifera (74063)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany Cypellia prolifera (74065)