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Vetulinidae

Demospongiae - Monalithistida - Vetulinidae

Taxonomy
Vetulinidae was named by Lendenfeld (1904). It is not extant. Its type is Vetulina.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Vetulinidae Lendenfeld
2004Vetulinidae Finks et al.

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

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. †Vetulinidae Lendenfeld 1904
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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]
Subfm. †Vetulininae von Lendenfeld 1904
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G. †Cladodia
G. †Cryptodesma Schrammen 1924
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†Cryptodesma globosa Roemer 1864
Invalid names: Asteropagia Pomel 1872 [nomen oblitum]
G. †Jumarella Mehl and Fürsich 1997
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†Jumarella astrorhiza Mehl and Fürsich 1997
G. †Mastosia
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†Mastosia rhytidodes Mehl and Fürsich 1997
G. †Tetraspongia Termier and Termier 1989
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†Tetraspongia balmensis Termier and Termier 1989
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Priabonian or 167.70000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 164.7 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India (Gujarat) Mastosia rhytidodes, Jumarella astrorhiza (93561)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Mastosia sp. (1839)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Tetraspongia balmensis (110463)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany (Bayern) Pachytrachelus exspectatus (114012)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Pachytrachelus conicus (110612 110613)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Macrobrochus emscheris (110618)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Pachytrachelus conicus (112629)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Pachytrachelus reticulatus (64187)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Pachytrachelus exspectatus, Macrobrochus rimosus (31993)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Veneto) Ozotrachelus conicus (110070)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Vetulina sp. (229619)