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Astraeospongiidae
Taxonomy
Astraeospongiidae was named by Miller (1889). Its type is Astraeospongia.
It was assigned to Octactinellida by Finks et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Octactinellida by Finks et al. (2004).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1889 | Astraeospongiidae Miller |
| 2004 | Astraeospongiidae Finks et al. |
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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.
Fm. †Astraeospongiidae Miller 1889
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G. †Blumenbachium Koenig 1820
G. †Ensiferites Reimann 1945
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†Ensiferites armatus Reimann 1945
†Ensiferites bennetti Reimann 1945
†Ensiferites brandenburgi Rigby et al. 1979
†Ensiferites delicatulus Reimann 1945
†Ensiferites langeri Kozur et al. 2008
†Ensiferites leptodactylus Reimann 1945
†Ensiferites wattlesi Reimann 1945
G. †Kuraya Romenko 1968
G. †Magenia Finks 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (49 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tremadoc | USA (Nevada) | Contignatiospongia nevadensis (90927) | |
| Whiterockian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Asteriospongia anatrope (27084) | |
| Llanvirn | United Kingdom (Wales) | Microastraeum tenuis (119434) | |
| Blackriveran - Trentonian | Canada (Nunavut) | Asteriospongia anatrope (120922) | |
| Edenian - Maysvillian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Asteriospongia anatrope (27086) | |
| Richmondian | Canada (Manitoba) | Constellatospongia pervia (120923) | |
| Rhuddanian | USA (Illinois) | Astraeospongium sp. (26692) | |
| Llandovery | USA (Indiana) | Astraeospongium sp. (13291) | |
| Telychian - Sheinwoodian | USA (Indiana) | Astraeospongium sp. (26798 26803) | |
| Telychian - Sheinwoodian | USA (Iowa) | Astraeospongium sp. (26769) | |
| Sheinwoodian | USA (Indiana) | Astraeospongium sp. (26805) | |
| Wenlock | USA (New York) | Astraeospongia sp. (12936 13047) | |
| Wenlock | USA (Indiana) | Astraeospongium sp. (26700 26811) | |
| Wenlock | USA (Tennessee) | Astraeospongium sp. (26802) | |
| Wenlock - Ludlow | USA (Illinois) | Astraeospongium sp. (26816) | |
| Wenlock - Ludlow | USA (Tennessee) | Astraeospongium spp. (26817) | |
| Wenlock - Silurian | USA (Wisconsin) | Astraeospongium sp. (13021 13023 13024 13027 13028 13040 13041 13075) | |
| Ludlow | USA (Missouri) | Astraeospongium sp. (26821) | |
| Ludfordian | USA (Indiana) | Astraeospongia sp. (6706) | |
| Ludfordian - Pridoli | USA (Oklahoma) | Astraeospongium spp. (26824) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian | Canada (Nunavut) | Stellarispongia aspera (121048) | |
| Eifelian | Canada (Nunavut) | Malluviospongia densa (111783 111784) | |
| Eifelian | USA (New York) | Ensiferites armatus, Ensiferites bennetti, Ensiferites leptodactylus, Ensiferites wattlesi (111892) Ensiferites delicatulus, Ensiferites wattlesi (111893) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) | Astraeospongium sp. (235975) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Canada (Manitoba) | Astraeospongia hamiltonensis (624) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Germany | Ensiferites langeri (227413) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Czechia (Moravia) | Astraeospongia sp. (5767) | |
| Givetian | USA (Illinois) | Astraeospongia sp. (76641) | |
| Givetian | Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) | Ensiferites langeri (120883) | |
| Givetian | USA (New York) | Astraeospongia sp. (10110 10119 96209 96210 96211) | |
| Famennian | USA (Arizona) | Ensiferites brandenburgi (111889 111890 111891) |