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Hindia sphaeroidalis

Demospongiae - Streptosclerophorida - Hindiidae

Taxonomy
Hindia sphaeroidalis was named by Duncan (1879). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Microspongia sphaeroidalis by Howell (1940).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. castletonense, H. parva, H. sphaeroidalus, H. subrotunda

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Calamopora fibrosa Roemer p. 20 figs. Pl. 2, figs. 2 a-b
1879Hindia sphaeroidalis Duncan
1888Hindia fibrosa Hinde p. 116
1928Hindia fibrosa Twenhofel p. 103
1940Microspongia sphaeroidalis Howell pp. 1-2 figs. pl. 1
1971Microspongia fibrosa Rigby and Bayer
2001Hindia sphaeroidalis Percival et al.
2014Hindia sphaeroidalis Rhebergen and Botting figs. pl. 11 f. 4-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassTetractinomorphaLévi 1956
orderStreptosclerophorida
RankNameAuthor
suborderEutaxicladina
familyHindiidaeRauff 1894
genusHindiaDuncan 1879
speciessphaeroidalisDuncan 1879

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.

†Hindia sphaeroidalis Duncan 1879
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Invalid names: Hindia fibrosa Roemer 1860 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicag
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-07 01:03:56
Modified: 2008-03-07 03:03:56
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Finks et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gisbornian to the top of the Lochkovian or 458.20000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gisbornian - Darriwilian458.2 - 458.2Australia (New South Wales) Hindia sphaeroidalis (119706)
Gisbornian458.2 - 452.3Australia (New South Wales) Hindia sphaeroidalis (119707)
Franklinian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2USA (Tennessee) Hindia sphaeroidalis (5370 5371)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Hindia sphaeroidalis (5351 5352 5368)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) Hindia sphaeroidalis (119501)
Eastonian - Bolindian452.3 - 443.1Australia (New South Wales) Hindia sphaeroidalis (2697)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hindia sphaeroidalis (120503 120504 120505)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Iowa) Hindia sphaeroidalis (120502)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Hindia sphaeroidalis (5374 5390)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Hindia fibrosa (63675)
Bolindian449.0 - 443.1Australia (New South Wales) Hindia sphaeroidalis (119489)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (California) Hindia sphaeroidalis (229251 229253 229254 229255 229257 229258 229259)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Hindia sphaeroidalis (121299 121303 121384 121385 121387)
Sheinwoodian - Homerian432.9 - 426.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Hindia sphaeroidalis (90318)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Nunavut) Hindia sphaeroidalis (119782)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Nunavut) Hindia sphaeroidalis (79385 119777 119778 119779)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Tennessee) Hindia sphaeroidalis (3595 3600)