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Melonella radiata

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Cylindrophymatidae

Taxonomy
Siphonia radiata was named by Quenstedt (1858). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Melonella radiata by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Siphonia radiata Quenstedt
2004Melonella radiata Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderDidymmorinaRauff 1893
familyCylindrophymatidaeSchrammen 1936
genusMelonellaZittel 1878
speciesradiata(Quenstedt 1858)

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.

Melonella radiata Quenstedt 1858
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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 Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 167.70000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India (Gujarat) Melonella radiata (93561)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Melonella radiata (60853)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Romania Melonella radiata (98529)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany Melonella radiata (74062 74063)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Melonella radiata (74065)