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Thysanodictyinae

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

Taxonomy
Thysanodictyinae was named by Hall and Clarke (1899). It is not extant. Its type is Thysanodictya.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Thysanodictyinae Hall and Clarke
2004Thysanodictyinae Finks et al. p. 398

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

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. †Thysanodictyinae Hall and Clarke 1899
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G. †Acloeodictya Hall and Clark 1899
G. †Arystidictya Hall and Clark 1899
G. †Mattaspongia Rigby 1970
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Mattaspongia apaches Rigby 1970
G. †Minitaspongia Carrera et al. 2018
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Minitaspongia parvis Carrera et al. 2018
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 Frasnian to the top of the Pendleian or 382.70000 to 327.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Alberta) Mattaspongia apaches (111940 111941)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.9 - 346.7Argentina Minitaspongia parvis (193459)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Lebedictya crinita (8130 8132 8133 8134 8138) Lebedictya sp. (556)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Alabama) Clathrospongia bangorensis, Clathrospongia sp. A, Clathrospongia sp. B, Thamnodictya radiata (907)