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Leucopsacidae

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Leucopsacidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Leucopsacidae Ijima p. 29
2002Leucopsacasiidae Pisera and Busquets
2004Leucopsacidae Reid p. 458
2006Leucopsacidae Brückner p. 31
2012Leucopsacidae Worheide et al. p. 35 figs. Fig. 1.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
familyLeucopsacidaeIjima 1903
familyLeucopsacidaeIjima 1903

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. †Leucopsacidae Ijima 1903
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G. Chaunoplectella Ijima 1896
G. †Reguantella Pisera and Busquets 2002
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Bartonian or 89.80000 to 37.71000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 85.7 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Denmark Chaunoplectella macrospiculata (74908)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Chaunoplectella sp. (152579 152581)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain Reguantella cavernosa (61240 61241)