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Cypelliidae

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Cypelliidae

Taxonomy
Cypelliidae was named by Schrammen (1937). It is not extant. Its type is Cypellia.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Cypelliidae Schrammen
2004Cypelliidae Finks et al. p. 550

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

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.

Fm. †Cypelliidae Schrammen 1937
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G. †Cypellia Pomel 1872
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†Cypellia caliciformis Oppliger 1907
†Cypellia inberbis Quenstedt 1877
†Cypellia rugosa Goldfuss 1826
†Cypellia trabeculata Quenstedt 1878
Invalid names: Cryptochiderma Schrammen 1937 [synonym], Phanerochiderma [objective synonym]
G. †Paracypellia Schrammen 1936
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†Paracypellia prolifera Zittel 1878
G. †Porocypellia Pomel 1872
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†Porocypellia piriformis Goldfuss 1833
G. †Pseudoporospongia Herenger 1942
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G. †Sporadopyge Schrammen 1937
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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 166.10000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Spain (Catalonia) Cypellia calyciformis, Pseudoporospongia tarraconensis, Cypellia rugosa (112572)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Cypellia rugosa, Cypellia trabeculata (60854 60855) Cypellia rugosa, Paracypellia prolifera (60851 60856) Sporadopyge speciosa, Cypellia rugosa, Cypellia inberbis, Cypellia trabeculata (60853)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Bavaria) Cypellia sp., Phanerochiderma sp., Paracypellia sp., Cryptochiderma sp., Porocypellia piriformis (25411)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Cypellia prolifera (13113) Cypellia verrucosa, Cypellia calyciformis, Cypellia conica, Cypellia rugosa, Cypellia prolifera (67975)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Cypellia rugosa (74044 74045 74047)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Cypellia calyciformis, Cypellia conica, Cypellia verrucosa, Cypellia rugosa, Cypellia prolifera (68642)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Spain Cypellia sp. (68308)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Cypellia rugosa (60807 60810 60812 60818 60821 60850) Cypellia rugosa, Paracypellia prolifera (60808 60811 60817)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Cypellia rugosa, Cypellia prolifera (74034)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Cypellia sp., Cypellia rugosa, Cypellia caliciformis, Cypellia trabeculata (74036) Cypellia sp., Cypellia rugosa, Cypellia inberbis, Cypellia caliciformis, Cypellia trabeculata, Porocypellia piriformis (74033)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Cypellia rugosa (68242)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany Cypellia rugosa (74062) Cypellia rugosa, Cypellia prolifera (74063) Cypellia rugosa, Cypellia trabeculata (74050)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Cypellia rugosa, Cypellia inberbis, Cypellia caliciformis, Cypellia prolifera, Cypellia trabeculata, Porocypellia piriformis (74037)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Cypellia rugosa (74066 74100) Cypellia rugosa, Cypellia prolifera (74065) Cypellia rugosa, Porocypellia piriformis (74064) Cypellia sp., Cypellia rugosa (34650)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Cypellia sp. (154138)