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Lophoptychium

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Extinct sea sponge species

Coeloptychium lobatum
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 84.9–70.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of C. lobatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Hexactinellida
Order: Lychniscosida
Family: †Coeloptychidae
Genus: †Coeloptychium
Subgenus: †Lophoptychium
Pomel, 1872
Species: †C. lobatum
Binomial name
†Coeloptychium lobatum
Goldfuss, 1826

Lophoptychium is a subgenus of extinct lychniscosidan hexasterophoran sea sponge in the genus Coeloptychium. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Coeloptychium lobatum, the remains of which have been found in Santonian-Maastrichtian-aged deposits in Germany and Poland.

References

  1. R. M. Finks, R. E. H. Reid, and J. K. Rigby. 2004. Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part E, Revised E(3):1-872
  2. "Lophoptychium Pomel, 1872". www.gbif.org. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  3. "Fossilworks: Coeloptychium (Lophoptychium)". fossilworks.org. Fossilworks. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  4. Pomel, A. (1872). Paléontologie ou Description des animaux fossiles de la province d'Oran. Zoophytes. 5è Fascicule, Spongiaires. 1-256, pls I-XXXVI


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