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Brachiolites

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae

Taxonomy
Brachiolites was named by Smith (1848). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Callodictyidae by Pisera and Busquets (2002); and to Callicylicinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Brachiolites Smith
2002Brachiolites Pisera and Busquets p. 341
2004Brachiolites Finks et al. p. 523

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyCallodictyonidaeZittel 1877
subfamilyCallicylicinae
genusBrachiolitesSmith 1848

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. †Brachiolites Smith 1848
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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: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Bartonian or 93.50000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany (Bayern) B. fenestratus (114012)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Veneto) B. sp. (110070)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain B. munterensis (61240 61241 61242 61247 61248)