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Hintzespongioidea

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa

Taxonomy
Hintzespongioidea was named by Finks (1983). It is not extant. Its type is Hintzespongiidae.

It was assigned to Reticulosa by Rigby et al. (2010).

Subtaxa
Hintzespongiidae (type family), Teganiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Hintzespongioidea Finks
2010Hintzespongioidea Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyHintzespongioideaFinks 1983
superfamilyHintzespongioideaFinks 1983

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.

Superfm. †Hintzespongioidea Finks 1983
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Fm. †Hintzespongiidae Finks 1983
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G. †Cyathophycus Walcott 1879
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†Cyathophycus akiensis Rigby et al. 1998
†Cyathophycus extendis Carrera and Ortega 2009
†Cyathophycus loydelli Botting 2004
†Cyathophycus mackenziensis Rigby and Chatterton 1994
†Cyathophycus reticulatus Walcott 1879
Invalid names: Cyathodictya [nomen vanum], Cyathospongia Dawson and Hinde 1889 [nomen vanum]
G. †Hintzespongia Rigby and Gutschick 1976
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†Hintzespongia bilamina Rigby and Gutschick 1976
Invalid names: Hintzesnonaia [objective synonym]
G. †Lantianospongia Xiao et al. 2005
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†Lantianospongia palifera Xiao et al. 2005
G. †Stephenospongia Rigby 1986
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Invalid names: Ratcliffespongia [nomen vanum]
Fm. †Teganiidae de Laubenfels 1955
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G. †Rufuspongia Rigby and Mehl 1994
G. †Taleolaspongia Rigby and Mehl 1994
G. †Teganiella Rigby 1986
G. †Teganium
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Invalid names: Sphaerodictya [objective synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Wenlock or 530.70000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Anhui) Lantianospongia palifera (96370)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Anhui) Ratcliffespongia multiforamina (96614)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Utah) Ratcliffespongia sheeleri (77219)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Hintzespongia bilamina (121967) Hintzespongia sp. (121959) Stephenospongia magnipora (121957)
Solvan - Menevian508.2 - 499.5USA (Utah) Hintzespongia bilamina (8231)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Hintzespongia bilamina (106179)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Ratcliffespongia wheeleri (7898)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Utah) Hintzespongia bilamina (56187 69395) Ratcliffespongia perforata (8591)
Drumian - Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Mexico Ratcliffespongia arivechensis (236876)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Hintzespongia sp. (260 230681) Ratcliffespongia perforata, Hintzespongia bilamina (230679)
Boomerangian500.5 - 499.0Mexico Ratcliffespongia arivechensis (200299)
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3Czechia Cyathophycus sp. (120529)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Czechia Cyathophycus sp. (192830)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) Cyathophycus sp., Teganiella sp. (230215)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2USA (Nevada) Cyathophycus pseudoreticulatus, Cyathophycus reticulatus (120571)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Wales) Cyathophycus loydelli (120626 120627 120628 120629 120630)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Argentina (San Juan) Cyathophycus extendis (120528)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Cyathodictya sp. (436)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Rhombodictyon sp. (384 385 386)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Cyathophycus reticulatus (120497)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Alaska) Cyathodictya sp., Teganium sp. (468)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (British Columbia) Cyathophycus akiensis (120527)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Cyathophycus mackenziensis (120570)