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Scleroplegma

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Dactylocalycidae

Taxonomy
Scleroplegma was named by Schmidt (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: K u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Lychniscosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dactylocalycidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Scleroplegma Schmidt
2002Scleroplegma Sepkoski
2004Scleroplegma Finks et al. p. 546

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
familyDactylocalycidaeGray 1867
genusScleroplegmaSchmidt 1880

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. Scleroplegma Schmidt 1880
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Scleroplegma macrochorium Schrammen 1912
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 19:09:36
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:09:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Germany (Niedersachsen) S. macrochorium (110530)