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Polyactinellidae

Polyactinellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Polyactinellidae Mostler
2004Polyactinellidae Finks et al. p. 758

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
familyPolyactinellidae
familyPolyactinellidae

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. †Polyactinellidae Mostler 1985
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G. †Dodecaactinella Reif 1968
G. †Dvorcia Nekvasilova and Stemprokova 1960
G. †Kucerella Mostler 1996
G. †Mostlerhella Ozdikmen 2009
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Invalid names: Bengtsonella Mostler 1996 [replaced]
G. †Phobetractinia Reif 1968
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G. †Polyactinella Mostler 1985
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Polyactinella furcata Mostler 1985
G. †Praephobetractinia Kozur 1991
G. †Reifelia Mostler 1996
G. †Sardospongia Mostler 1985
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Sardospongia triradiata Mostler 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-27 17:00:59
Modified: 2022-12-08 20:54:08
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 530.00000 to 383.70000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian530.0 - 520.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Dodecaactinella sp. (80796)
Atdabanian520.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Dodecaactinella cynodontota (96454 97739 97741 97742 97746 97750 97769)
Atdabanian520.0 - 516.0Mongolia Dodecaactinella sp. (63210)
Atdabanian - Botomian520.0 - 513.0Mongolia Dodecaactinella sp. (22939 22940 22941)
Botomian516.0 - 513.0Australia (South Australia) Dodecaactinella cynodontota (172620)
Dyeran516.0 - 513.0Greenland Dodecaactinella sp. (67789)
Dyeran516.0 - 513.0USA (Pennsylvania) Dodecaactinella spicules (97879)
Lenian516.0 - 513.0Italy (Sardinia) Polyactinella furcata, Sardospongia triradiata, Phobetractinia polymorpha (122015)
Toyonian516.0 - 513.0Turkey (Konya) Dodecaactinella cinodontota (91535)
Middle Cambrian513.0 - 501.0Italy (Sardinia) Polyactinella furcata, Sardospongia triradiata, Phobetractinia polymorpha (122016)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany Dvorcia mira, Praephobetractinia eocambrica (227413)