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Macrobrochinae

Demospongiae - Monalithistida - Vetulinidae

Taxonomy
Macrobrochinae was named by Finks et al. (2004). It is not extant. Its type is Macrobrochus.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Macrobrochinae Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMonalithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1955
RankNameAuthor
suborderSphaerocladinaSchrammen 1924
familyVetulinidaeLendenfeld 1904
subfamilyMacrobrochinae
subfamilyMacrobrochinae

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.

Subfm. †Macrobrochinae Finks et al. 2004
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G. †Macrobrochus Schrammen 1910
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Macrobrochus emscheris Schrammen 1910
Macrobrochus rimosus Schrammen 1910
G. †Ozotrachelus Laubenfels 1955
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Ozotrachelus conicus Roemer 1841
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Invalid names: Eudea tuberosa Roemer 1864 [synonym], Stellispongia conica Roemer 1864 [synonym]
Ozotrachelus exspectatus Schrammen 1910
Invalid names: Pachytrachelus Schrammen 1910 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Lutetian or 93.90000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Bayern) Pachytrachelus exspectatus (114012)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Pachytrachelus conicus (110612 110613)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Macrobrochus emscheris (110618)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Pachytrachelus conicus (112629)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Pachytrachelus reticulatus (64187)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Pachytrachelus exspectatus, Macrobrochus rimosus (31993)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Veneto) Ozotrachelus conicus (110070)