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Toomeyospongiidae

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Toomeyospongiidae

Taxonomy
Toomeyospongiidae was named by Finks and Rigby (2004).

It was assigned to Brachiospongioidea by Finks and Rigby (2004), Rigby et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Toomeyospongiidae Finks and Rigby
2007Toomeyospongiidae Rigby et al. p. 1247

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyBrachiospongioidea
familyToomeyospongiidaeFinks and Rigby 2004
familyToomeyospongiidaeFinks and Rigby 2004

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. †Toomeyospongiidae Finks and Rigby 2004
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G. †Toomeyospongia Rigby et al. 1982
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Toomeyospongia apachensis Rigby et al. 1982
Toomeyospongia gigantia Rigby and Bell 2005
Toomeyospongia modica Rigby et al. 2007
G. †Toomeyospongiella Rigby et al. 2007
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Toomeyospongiella minuta Rigby et al. 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 19:10:17
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:10:17
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Toomeyospongia apachensis (111864 111865) Toomeyospongia gigantia (116598) Toomeyospongia modica, Toomeyospongia gigantia, Toomeyospongiella minuta (75976) Toomeyospongiella minuta (75977 75978)