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Farreidae

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Farreidae

Taxonomy
Farreidae was named by Schulze (1885). It is extant. Its type is Farrea.

It was assigned to Clavularia by Rigby and Albi (1996); to Hexactinosa by Reid (2004); and to Sceptrulophora by Worheide et al. (2012).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Farreidae Schulze
1996Farreidae Rigby and Albi p. 909
2004Farreidae Reid p. 460
2012Farreidae Worheide et al. p. 35 figs. Fig. 1.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyFarreidaeSchulze 1885
familyFarreidaeSchulze 1885

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. Farreidae Schulze 1885
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G. Chonodictyon Reid 1959
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G. Farrea Bowerbank 1862
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Farrea clarkei Schrammen 1912
Farrea oakleyi Reid 1959
Farrea occa Bowerbank 1862
Farrea rugosa Rigby and Albi 1996
Farrea tatei Reid 1959
G. †Hormathospongia Rigby et al. 1996
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Hormathospongia dictyota Rigby et al. 1996
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 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 93.90000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.8 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Farrea oakleyi (112693 113101 113102 113103)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6United Kingdom (England) Farrea oakleyi (112696)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) Hormathospongia dictyota (112652)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Farrea tatei (113104)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Farrea clarkei (110530)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (North Yorkshire) Chonodictyon sewerbyensis (113105)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (Ireland) Farrea sp. (197336)
Teurian - Waipawan66.0 - 52.0New Zealand Farrea occa (110069)
Waipawan56.0 - 52.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Farrea sp. (50991)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Costa Rica Farrea sp. (121297)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Farrea sp. (4869)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Farrea rugosa (91023)