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Polyierea (Thecosiphonia)

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae

Taxonomy
Thecosiphonia was named by Zittel (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sn]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Polyierea (Thecosiphonia) by Finks et al. (2004).

It was assigned to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Polyierea by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Thecosiphonia Zittel
2002Thecosiphonia Sepkoski
2004Polyierea (Thecosiphonia) Finks et al. p. 213

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familySiphoniidaed'Orbigny 1851
subfamilySiphoniinaed'Orbigny 1851
genusPolyiereaFromentel 1860
subgenusThecosiphonia(Zittel 1878)

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.

Subg. †Polyierea (Thecosiphonia) Zittel 1878
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Thecosiphonia gracilis Hurcewicz 1966
Thecosiphonia postumus Schrammen 1910
Thecosiphonia ramosa Schrammen 1910
Thecosiphonia torgeri 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 Campanian or 121.40000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Spain (Catalonia) Thecosiphonia nobilis (111533)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Rhone-Alpes) Thecosiphonia torgeri (110460)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Bayern) Thecosiphonia torgeri, Thecosiphonia neoburgensis (114012)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Thecosiphonia nobilis (110617) Thecosiphonia torgeri (110531)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Thecosiphonia torgeri, Thecosiphonia ramosa (110532)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Thecosiphonia postumus (110530)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2France Thecosiphonia turbinata (72113)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Thecosiphonia gracilis (110120)