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Hexactinella nymphaea

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Tretodictyidae

Taxonomy
Hexactinella nymphaea was named by Defretin-Lefranc (1960). It is not extant. Its type locality is La Rue Longue, which is in a Turonian offshore chalk in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. conica, H. informis, H. loeschmanni, H. tubula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Hexactinella nymphaea Defretin-Lefranc

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyTretodictyidaeSchulze 1887
subfamilyTretodictyinaeSchulze 1887
genusHexactinellaCarter 1885
speciesnymphaea

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.

†Hexactinella nymphaea Defretin-Lefranc 1960
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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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Late/Upper Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Picardie) Hexactinella nymphaea (type locality: 113566)