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Dystactospongia

Demospongiae - Sigmatosclerophorida - Dystactospongiidae

Taxonomy
Dystactospongia was named by Miller (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 206]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Dystactospongiidae.

It was assigned to Astrophorida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dystactospongiidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
D. madisonensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Dystactospongia Miller
2002Dystactospongia Sepkoski
2004Dystactospongia Finks et al. p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassCeractinomorphaLevi 1953
RankNameAuthor
orderSigmatosclerophoridaBurton 1956
familyDystactospongiidaeMiller 1889
genusDystactospongiaMiller 1882

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.

G. †Dystactospongia Miller 1882
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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 Turinian to the top of the Caradoc or 457.30000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Virginia) D. minor (34272 34273 34276) D. sp. (33549 33550 33927 33929 33930 33932 33933 34224 34235 34237 34241 34243 34244 34245 34246)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Alabama) D. sp. (80602)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Tennessee) D. sp. (5347)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) D. sp. (33938 33980 33981 33982 33983 33984)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) D. minor (5333)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) D. insolens (5374) D. sp. (5390)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) D. sp. (388)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) D. madisonensis (121050) D. sp. (374)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.1USA (Ohio) D. sp. (392 394)