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Sigmatosclerophorida

Demospongiae - Sigmatosclerophorida

Taxonomy
Sigmatosclerophorida was named by Burton (1956). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Sigmatosclerophorida Burton
2004Sigmatosclerophorida Finks et al. p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
subclassCeractinomorphaLevi 1953
orderSigmatosclerophoridaBurton 1956
orderSigmatosclerophoridaBurton 1956

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.

Or. Sigmatosclerophorida Burton 1956
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Fm. †Dystactospongiidae Miller 1889
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G. †Dystactospongia Miller 1882
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G. †Loganiella Rigby 1977
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†Loganiella johnsoni Rigby 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 17:57:41
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:11
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Blackhillsian to the top of the Richmondian or 474.90000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian - Rangerian474.9 - 470.3USA (Idaho) Loganiella johnsoni (120818)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Alabama) Dystactospongia sp. (80602)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Dystactospongia minor (34272 34273 34276) Dystactospongia sp. (33549 33550 33927 33929 33930 33932 33933 34224 34235 34237 34241 34243 34244 34245 34246)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Tennessee) Dystactospongia sp. (5347)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Dystactospongia sp. (33938 33980 33981 33982 33983 33984)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Dystactospongia minor (5333)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Dystactospongia insolens (5374) Dystactospongia sp., Heterospongia subramosa (5390)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Dystactospongia sp. (388)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Dystactospongia madisonensis (121050) Dystactospongia sp. (374)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) Dystactospongia sp. (392 394)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Heterospongia indet. (8370)