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Halichondriidae

Demospongiae - Halichondrida - Halichondriidae

Taxonomy
Halichondriidae is a family. It is extant. Its type is Halichondria.

It was assigned to Halichondrida by Finks et al. (2004); and to Demospongiae by Worheide et al. (2012).

Subtaxa
Halichondria (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Halichondriidae Finks et al. p. 46
2012Halichondriidae Worheide et al. p. 31 figs. Fig. 1.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderHalichondridaGray 1867
familyHalichondriidae
familyHalichondriidae

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.

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G. Halichondria Fleming 1828
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Halichondria vosmaeri Schrammen 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:26:44
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:26:44
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.8 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Halichondria vosmaeri (110531)