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Stauroderma cretacea

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Staurodermatidae

Taxonomy
Stauroderma cretacea was named by Ulbrich (1974). It is not extant. Its type locality is Wernigerode, which is in a Campanian shallow subtidal limestone/conglomerate in the Ilsenburg Formation of Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Stauroderma cretacea Ulbrich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyStaurodermatidaeZittel 1877
genusStaurodermaZittel 1877
speciescretacea

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.

Stauroderma cretacea Ulbrich 1974
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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 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Stauroderma cretacea (type locality: 112629)