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Tetillidae

Demospongiae - Craniellida - Tetillidae

Taxonomy
Tetillidae was named by Sollas (1886). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Tetillidae Sollas
2004Tetillidae Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
RankNameAuthor
orderCraniellidaReid 1968
familyTetillidaeSollas 1886
familyTetillidaeSollas 1886

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. Tetillidae Sollas 1886
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G. Craniella Schmidt 1870
G. †Paracinachyrella Lukowiak et al. 2014
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Paracinachyrella fossilis Lukowiak et al. 2014
G. †Tetillopsis Schrammen 1910
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Tetillopsis doeringi Schrammen 1910
Tetillopsis longitridens Schrammen 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Campanian to the top of the Burdigalian or 83.60000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.2 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Tetillopsis doeringi, Tetillopsis longitridens (110530)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia Tetillidae indet., Paracinachyrella fossilis (147807)