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Leuconiidae

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Leuconiidae

Taxonomy
Leuconiidae was named by Vosmaer (1887). Its type is Leuconia.

It was assigned to Sycettida by Finks et al. (2004).

Subtaxa
Leuconia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Leuconiidae Vosmaer
2004Leuconiidae Finks et al. p. 737

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
RankNameAuthor
orderSycettidaBidder 1898
familyLeuconiidaeVosmaer 1887
familyLeuconiidaeVosmaer 1887

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.

Fm. †Leuconiidae Vosmaer 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:37
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco Leuconia bidentata (127580)