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Craterella

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae

Taxonomy
Craterella was named by Schrammen (1901). It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Craterella Schrammen
2004Craterella Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familySiphoniidaed'Orbigny 1851
subfamilyPhymatellinaeSchrammen 1910
genusCraterellaSchrammen 1901

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. †Craterella Schrammen 1901
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Craterella auricula Schrammen 1910
Craterella platystoma Defretin-Lefranc 1960
Craterella rhizophyta Ulbrich 1974
Craterella tuberosa Schrammen 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Campanian or 125.00000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Spain (Catalonia) C. auricula (111533 111534)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Champagne-Ardenne) C. platystoma (113758)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Germany (Niedersachsen) C. auricula (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) C. auricula (112629) C. rhizophyta (112628)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany C. tuberosa (64187)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) C. auricula (31993)