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Stereodictyidae

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Stereodictyidae

Taxonomy
Stereodictyidae was named by Finks (1960). Its type is Stereodictyum.

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

Subtaxa
Glossospongia, Stereodictyum (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Stereodictyidae Finks p. 107
2004Stereodictyidae Finks et al. p. 408

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyDictyospongioideaHall and Clarke 1899
familyStereodictyidae
familyStereodictyidae

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. †Stereodictyidae Finks 1960
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G. †Glossospongia Wu 1989
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†Glossospongia regularis Rigby et al. 1998
G. †Stereodictyum Finks 1960
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†Stereodictyum proteron Rigby 1972
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: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Asbian to the top of the Carnian or 339.90000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3Spain (Badajoz) Stereodictyum orthoplectum (39854)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Nevada) Stereodictyum proteron (120998)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0China Stereodictyum proteron (67701)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) Stereodictyum orthoplectum (111697)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Stereodictyum orthoplectum (108384)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) Stereodictyum orthoplectum (43468 43471 43474 43500 43556 105579 108379 108382 108402 149719)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Stereodictyum orthoplectum (108381 108394)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Oregon) Stereodictyum sp., Stereodictyum orthoplectum (7141)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Stereodictyum orthoplectum (81592 81726 81848 108386 108395 108399)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Sichuan) Glossospongia angustoscula, Glossospongia regularis (25405)