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Plinthosellidae

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Plinthosellidae

Taxonomy
Plinthosellidae was named by Schrammen (1910). It is not extant. Its type is Plinthosella.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Plinthosellidae Schrammen
2004Plinthosellidae Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familyPlinthosellidaeSchrammen 1910
familyPlinthosellidaeSchrammen 1910

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. †Plinthosellidae Schrammen 1910
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G. †Claytonia Finks et al. 2011
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†Claytonia rayi Finks et al. 2011
G. †Hazelina Finks et al. 2011
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†Hazelina bisbifurcata Finks et al. 2011
G. †Ingentilotus Laubenfels 1955
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†Ingentilotus micropelta Schrammen 1910
†Ingentilotus ostreiformis Lagneau-Herenger 1962
Invalid names: Dactylotus Schrammen 1910 [synonym]
G. †Plinthosella Zittel 1878
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†Plinthosella acanthodes Defretin-Lefranc 1960
†Plinthosella elegans Hurcewicz 1966
†Plinthosella punctata Lagneau-Herenger 1962
†Plinthosella squamosa Zittel 1878
G. †Pycnodesma Schrammen 1910
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†Pycnodesma globosa Schrammen 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 125.00000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Spain (Catalonia) Ingentilotus ostreiformis (111533) Plinthosella punctata (111534)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Poland Plinthosella squamosa (110333)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Rhone-Alpes) Plinthosella sp., Pycnodesma globosa (110460)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany (Bayern) Pycnodesma globosa (114012)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Nord-Pas de Calais) Pycnodesma globosa (113834 113835)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Denmark Plinthosella sp. (74908)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3France (Nord-Pas de Calais) Plinthosella acanthodes (113832) Pycnodesma globosa (113833)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Germany (Niedersachsen) Plinthosella squamosa (110614)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Germany (Niedersachsen) Plinthosella squamosa, Dactylotus micropelta, Pycnodesma globosa (110530)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Poland Plinthosella squamosa (110335)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Plinthosella squamosa (112628)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland Plinthosella elegans (110121) Plinthosella sp. (110122) Plinthosella squamosa (110120)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Plinthosella squamosa (64177 64215)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Plinthosella squamosa, Dactylotus micropelta (31993)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland Plinthosella squamosa (110119)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Plinthosella squamosa (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Plinthosella squamosa (110337 110339)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Plinthosella squamosa (110341)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) Claytonia rayi (119416) Hazelina bisbifurcata, Claytonia rayi (5376)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Ukraine Plinthosella magna (62044)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Claytonia sp. (93528)