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| Rank | genus |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosida : Coeloptychiidae : Coeloptychium |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosa : Coeloptychidae : Coeloptychium |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Scientific Name | Coeloptychium Goldfuss, 1826 |
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| Name Published In | Goldfuss, G. A. 1826. Petrefacta Germaniæ tam ea. Anstalt, Arnz & Comp., Düsseldorf. |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Coeloptychium | genus | belongs to Lychniscosa | second hand | Sepkoski, 2002 | | Coeloptychium | genus | belongs to Coeloptychinae | stated with evidence | Finks et al., 2004 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 112 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lychniscosa) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lychniscosa) |
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| Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
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| Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
| Finks R. M., Reid R. E. H., et al (2004) Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part E, Revised E 3, 1-872 |
| Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| Petref. German., 1 (1) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
Coeloptychium ✝
