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Cupulochonia

Taxonomy
Cupulochonia was named by Fromentel (1859).

It was synonymized subjectively with Cupulospongia by Finks et al. (2004).

It was assigned to Porifera by Laube (1865).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Cupulochonia Fromentel
1865Cupulochonia Laube p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
genusCupulochoniaFromentel 1859

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. †Cupulochonia Fromentel 1859
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Cupulochonia patellaris Münster 1841
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-27 17:00:59
Modified: 2022-12-08 20:54:08
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Hauterivian or 235.00000 to 129.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Achilleum patellare (137429)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Switzerland C. profunda, C. spissa (2225)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Switzerland C. cupuliformis, C. sequana (2247) C. exquisita, C. insueta, C. milleporosa (2224)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Switzerland C. couloni, C. sabaudiana, C. tenuicula, C. cupiliformis, C. spissa, C. hiselyi (2256)