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Sphaerocladina

Demospongiae - Monalithistida

Taxonomy
Sphaerocladina was named by Schrammen (1924). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Sphaerocladina Schrammen
2004Sphaerocladina Finks et al. p. 266

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderMonalithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1955
suborderSphaerocladinaSchrammen 1924
suborderSphaerocladinaSchrammen 1924

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.

Subor. Sphaerocladina Schrammen 1924
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G. †Benacia Krautter 1996
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†Benacia princeps Krautter 1996
Fm. †Lecanellidae Schrammen 1924
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G. †Lecanella Zittel 1878
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†Lecanella pateraeformis Zittel 1878
G. †Regnardia Moret 1925
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†Regnardia lapparenti Moret 1925
G. †Sphaeropegma Schrammen 1937
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†Sphaeropegma nuda Schrammen 1937
Fm. †Vetulinidae Lendenfeld 1904
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Subfm. †Macrobrochinae Finks et al. 2004
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G. †Macrobrochus Schrammen 1910
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†Macrobrochus emscheris Schrammen 1910
†Macrobrochus rimosus Schrammen 1910
G. †Ozotrachelus Laubenfels 1955
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†Ozotrachelus conicus Roemer 1841
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Invalid names: Eudea tuberosa Roemer 1864 [synonym], Stellispongia conica Roemer 1864 [synonym]
†Ozotrachelus exspectatus Schrammen 1910
Invalid names: Pachytrachelus Schrammen 1910 [replaced]
Subfm. †Vetulininae von Lendenfeld 1904
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G. †Cladodia
G. †Cryptodesma Schrammen 1924
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†Cryptodesma globosa Roemer 1864
Invalid names: Asteropagia Pomel 1872 [nomen oblitum]
G. †Jumarella Mehl and Fürsich 1997
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†Jumarella astrorhiza Mehl and Fürsich 1997
G. †Mastosia
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†Mastosia rhytidodes Mehl and Fürsich 1997
G. †Tetraspongia Termier and Termier 1989
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†Tetraspongia balmensis Termier and Termier 1989
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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Priabonian or 190.80000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 174.1 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1Italy Benacia princeps (38031)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India (Gujarat) Mastosia rhytidodes, Jumarella astrorhiza (93561)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Lecanella acetabula (67975)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Lecanella sp. (60812)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Lecanella acetabula (68642)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Lecanella nuda (74033) Lecanella pateraeformis (74036)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany Lecanella pateraeformis (74062 74063) Lecanella sp. A, Lecanella sp. B, Lecanella pateraeformis (74050)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Lecanella sp. B, Lecanella pateraeformis, Lecanella nuda (74037)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Lecanella pateraeformis (34650 74099) Lecanella sp. A, Lecanella pateraeformis (74064 74065)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Lecanella pateraeformis (34398)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Mastosia sp. (1839)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Tetraspongia balmensis (110463)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany (Bayern) Pachytrachelus exspectatus, Lecanella pateraeformis, Regnardia lapparenti (114012)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Pachytrachelus conicus (110612 110613)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Macrobrochus emscheris (110618)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Pachytrachelus conicus (112629)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Pachytrachelus reticulatus (64187)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Pachytrachelus exspectatus, Macrobrochus rimosus (31993)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Veneto) Ozotrachelus conicus (110070)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Vetulina sp. (229619)