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Aulocalycidae

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Aulocalycidae

Taxonomy
Aulocalycidae was named by Ijima (1927). It is not extant. Its type is Polygonatium.

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

Subtaxa
Polygonatium (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Aulocalycidae Ijima
2004Aulocalycidae Finks et al. p. 507

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyAulocalycidaeIjima 1927
familyAulocalycidaeIjima 1927

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. †Aulocalycidae Ijima 1927
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G. †Polygonatium Schrammen 1937
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†Polygonatium globulus Gerasimov 1960
†Polygonatium mosquense Gerasimov 1960
†Polygonatium sphaeroides Schrammen 1937
†Polygonatium stellatum Gerasimov 1960
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 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 157.30000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Argentina Polygonatium sphaeroides (45546)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Polygonatium sp., Polygonatium sphaeroides (60812)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Argentina (Mendoza) Polygonatium sphaeroides (135242)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany Polygonatium sphaeroides (74063)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Polygonatium sphaeroides (74037)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Russian Federation (Kaluga) Polygonatium stellatum (116449)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) Polygonatium globulus (116303) Polygonatium mosquense (116295)