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Brachiospongia
Taxonomy
Brachiospongia was named by Marsh (1867) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 214]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Brachiospongioidea, Brachiospongiidae.
It was assigned to Lyssacinosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Brachiospongiidae by Rigby (1971) and Finks and Rigby (2004).
It was assigned to Lyssacinosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Brachiospongiidae by Rigby (1971) and Finks and Rigby (2004).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1867 | Brachiospongia Marsh |
| 1971 | Brachiospongia Rigby |
| 2002 | Brachiospongia Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Brachiospongia Finks and Rigby p. 422 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Ashgill or 453.80000 to 443.70000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chatfieldian | USA (Kentucky) | B. digitata (37834) | |
| Maysvillian | Canada (Manitoba) | B. digitata (120497) | |
| Maysvillian | USA (Ohio) | B. sp. (387) | |
| Richmondian - Ashgill | USA (Ohio) | B. sp. (392 393) |