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Hydnoceratinae

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Hydnoceratinae Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDictyospongioideaHall and Clarke 1899
familyDictyospongiidaeHall and Clarke 1899
subfamilyHydnoceratinae
subfamilyHydnoceratinae

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. †Hydnoceratinae Finks et al. 2004
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G. †Hydnoangulus Rigby and Ausich 1981
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Hydnoangulus quadratus Rigby and Ausich 1981
G. †Hydnocerina Clarke 1918
G. †Protoprisma Rigby and Collins 2004
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Protoprisma annulata Rigby and Collins 2004
G. †Tylodictya Hall and Clark 1899
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Delamaran to the top of the Arundian or 511.20000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Protoprisma annulata (121959 121963)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Manitoba) Hydnoceras sp. (228163)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.9 - 346.7USA (Indiana) Hydnoangulus quadratus (111786)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Hydnoangulus sp., Cleodictya sp. (556)