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Cephaloraphiditidae

Demospongiae - Cephaloraphiditidae

Taxonomy
Cephaloraphiditidae was named by Reid (1968). It is not extant. Its type is Cephaloraphidites.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Ophiraphiditidae Schrammen p. 17
1968Cephaloraphiditidae Reid
2004Cephaloraphiditidae Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
familyCephaloraphiditidaeReid 1968
familyCephaloraphiditidaeReid 1968

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. †Cephaloraphiditidae Reid 1968
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G. †Cephaloraphidites Schrammen 1899
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†Cephaloraphidites cavernosus Schrammen 1899
G. †Cerberorhaphidites Finks et al. 2011
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†Cerberorhaphidites auriformis Finks et al. 2011
G. †Euleraphe Schrammen 1937
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†Euleraphe incrustans Schrammen 1937
G. †Heteroraphidites Schrammen 1901
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†Heteroraphidites spongiosus Schrammen 1901
G. †Megaloraphium Schrammen 1910
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†Megaloraphium auriforme Schrammen 1910
G. †Polytretia Schrammen 1910
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†Polytretia seriatopora Schrammen 1910
Invalid names: Ophiraphiditidae Schrammen 1903 [synonym]
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: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Bartonian or 157.90000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Ophiodesia sp. (60856)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Bayern) Ophiraphidites annulatus (114012)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Ophiraphidites annulatus (110533)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Ophiraphidites tuberosus, Ophiraphidites annulatus, Ophiraphidites cylindricus, Ophiraphidites infundibuliformis, Cephaloraphidites cavernosus, Cephaloraphidites milleporatus, Polytretia seriatopora, Megaloraphium auriforme, Heteroraphidites spongiosus (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Euleraphe incrustans (110120)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Ophiraphidites infundibuliformis (112628)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Ophiraphidites ramosus, Ophiraphidites tuberosus, Ophiraphidites cylindricus, Ophiraphidites infundibuliformis (31993)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (North Carolina) Cerberorhaphidites auriformis (119416)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9USA (North Carolina) Ophiraphidites hadros, Ophiraphidites infundibuliformis (110071)