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Theneidae

Demospongiae - Pachastrellida - Theneidae

Taxonomy
Theneidae was named by Gray (1872). It is extant. Its type is Thenea.

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

Subtaxa
Thenea (type genus), Theneopsis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Theneidae Gray
2004Theneidae Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
RankNameAuthor
orderPachastrellida
familyTheneidaeGray 1872
familyTheneidaeGray 1872

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. Theneidae Gray 1872
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G. Thenea Gray 1967
G. †Theneopsis 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: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

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 (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Theneopsis steinmanni (110530)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Theneopsis steinmanni (31993)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia Theneidae indet. (147807)