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Astylospongia
Taxonomy
Astylospongia was named by Roemer (1860) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m D Sieg-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2,4,207]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Astylospongiidae.
It was assigned to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Astylospongiidae by Rigby and Chatterton (1989), Finks et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Astylospongiidae by Rigby and Chatterton (1989), Finks et al. (2004).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1860 | Astylospongia Roemer |
| 1989 | Astylospongia Rigby and Chatterton |
| 2002 | Astylospongia Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Astylospongia Finks et al. p. 127 |
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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.
G. †Astylospongia Roemer 1860
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†Astylospongia lutera Rigby and Chatterton 1989
†Astylospongia praemorsa Goldfuss 1826
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Hirnantian to the top of the Famennian or 445.20000 to 358.86000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Hirnantian | Canada (Québec) | A. praemorsa (81280) | |
| Sheinwoodian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | A. praemorsa (121299) | |
| Wenlock | USA (Indiana) | A. praemorsa (25876 26778 26789 26794) A. sp. (26700) | |
| Wenlock | USA (Tennessee) | A. praemorsa (26802) | |
| Ludlow | USA (Indiana) | A. sp. (26688) | |
| Ludlow | Canada (Nunavut) | A. lutera (119785) | |
| Pragian | Australia (New South Wales) | A. tarda (25698) | |
| Famennian | France | A. armoricensis (112135) |