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Poecilosclerida
Taxonomy
Poecilosclerida was named by Topsent (1928). It is extant.
It was assigned to Demospongia by Sepkoski (2002); to Ceractinomorpha by Finks et al. (2004); and to Demospongiae by Worheide et al. (2012), West et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Demospongia by Sepkoski (2002); to Ceractinomorpha by Finks et al. (2004); and to Demospongiae by Worheide et al. (2012), West et al. (2015).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1928 | Poecilosclerida Topsent |
| 2002 | Poecilosclerida Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Poecilosclerida Finks et al. p. 49 |
| 2012 | Poecilosclerida Worheide et al. p. 31 figs. Fig. 1.4 |
| 2015 | Poecilosclerida West et al. p. 229 |
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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. Poecilosclerida Topsent 1928
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Fm. Cladorhizidae de Laubenfels 1936
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Subg. Chondrocladia (Chondrocladia) Vacelet et al. 2009
Subg. Chondrocladia (Meliiderma) Ridley and Dendy 1887
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Chondrocladia (Meliiderma) tasmaniensis Vacelet et al. 2009
Chondrocladia (Meliiderma) turbiformis Vacelet et al. 2009
G. Cladorhiza
G. †Hymedesmia
G. †Makiyama
G. †Oppligera
Fm. Tedaniidae Ridley and Dendy 1886
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G. Acarnus Gray 1867
G. Forcepia
G. Melonanchora
G. Tedania Gray 1867
Invalid names: Acarniidae de Laubenfels 1936 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 20.45000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene | Japan | Makiyama chitanii (70385) | |
| Burdigalian | Slovakia | Myxillidae indet. (147807) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan | Makiyama chitanii (70401) | |
| Messinian | Spain | Merlia sp. (56687) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Japan | Makiyama chitanii (70405) |