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Dierespongioidea

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa

Taxonomy
Dierespongioidea was named by Rigby and Gutschick (1976). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Dierespongioidea Rigby and Gutschick
2004Dierespongioidea Finks et al. p. 359

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyDierespongioideaRigby and Gutschick 1976
superfamilyDierespongioideaRigby and Gutschick 1976

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.

Superfm. Dierespongioidea Rigby and Gutschick 1976
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Fm. †Aglithodictyidae Hall and Clarke 1899
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G. †Aglithodictya Hall and Clark 1899
G. †Asociatella Hurcewicz 1985
G. †Czarnockiella Hurcewicz and Czarniecki 1986
G. †Pachyspongia Termier et al. 1981
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Pachyspongia columbarium Termier et al. 1981
G. †Paleostauronema Hurcewicz 1985
G. †Poriferella Hurcewicz 1985
G. †Protremadictyon Hurcewicz 1985
G. †Pseudopemmatites Fraipont 1911
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Fm. †Amphispongiidae Rauff 1894
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G. †Amphispongia Salter 1861
Fm. †Dierespongiidae Rigby and Gutschick 1976
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G. †Polylophidium Finks 1960
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Polylophidium discus Finks 1960
G. †Polyplectella Ruedemann 1925
Fm. †Hydnodictyidae Rigby 1971
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G. †Hydnodictya Rigby 1971
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Hydnodictya acantha Rigby 1971
Fm. †Multivasculatidae de Laubenfels 1955
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Fm. †Titusvillidae Caster 1943
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G. †Annulispongia Rigby and Moyle 1959
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Annulispongia interrupta Rigby and Moyle 1959
G. †Sclerothamnus Marshall 1875
G. †Titusvillia Caster 1939
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Titusvillia drakei Caster 1939
G. †Valospongia Rigby 1971
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Valospongia sonorensis Beresi et al. 2017
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: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cambrian to the top of the Roadian or 538.80000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0China (Yunnan) Valospongia gigantis (156226)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Utah) Valospongia gigantis (56187) Valospongia gigantus (69395)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Valospongia gigantis (77206) Valospongia gigantus (230679) Valospongia sp. (260 230682)
Boomerangian500.5 - 499.0Mexico Valospongia sonorensis (200299)
Franconian497.0 - 485.4USA (Montana) Multivasculatus sp. (247)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Morocco Valospongia sp. (96112)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (New York) Polyplectella mira (340)
Blackriveran - Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Dierespongia palla (8592)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Hydnodictya acantha (120497)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Amphispongia oblongata (23302)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Belgium Pseudopemmatites fourmarieri, Pachyspongia columbarium (120924)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Pennsylvania) Titusvillia drakei (76156)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Utah) Annulispongia interrupta (90979)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Polylophidium discus (81640)