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Haplistion

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae

Taxonomy
Haplistion was named by Young and Young (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara P Guad-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Haplistiidae.

It was assigned to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Haplistiidae by Rigby and Mundy (2000), Dilliard and Rigby (2001), Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Haplistion Young and Young
2000Haplistion Rigby and Mundy p. 121
2001Haplistion Dilliard and Rigby p. 2
2002Haplistion Sepkoski
2004Haplistion Finks et al. p. 141

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
familyHaplistiidaede Laubenfels 1955
genusHaplistionYoung and Young 1877

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. †Haplistion Young and Young 1877
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†Haplistion apletum Rigby et al. 1970
†Haplistion arcticum Dunikowski 1884
†Haplistion armstrongi Young and Young 1877
†Haplistion artiense Tshernyshev 1899
†Haplistion creswelli Rigby and Dixon 1979
†Haplistion cylindricum Rigby and Dixon 1979
†Haplistion diactinum Rigby and Terrell 1973
†Haplistion elongatum Siedlecka 1970
†Haplistion festningensis Siedlecka 1970
†Haplistion frustrum Rigby and Chatterton 1989
†Haplistion hadrum Hurcewicz 1982
†Haplistion latituba Dunikowski 1884
†Haplistion macroporum Dunikowski 1884
†Haplistion minutum Rigby and Dixon 1979
†Haplistion nacoense Dilliard and Rigby 2001
†Haplistion orientale Tshernyshev 1899
†Haplistion regularis Rigby and Webby 1988
†Haplistion skinneri King 1943
†Haplistion sphaericum Finks 1960
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. K. Rigby and D. J. C. Mundy 2000Massive to foliate sponges with radial architecture; skeletal net regular and open, composed of radial spicule tracts connected by horizontal tracts; tracts composed of dendroclones and smooth monaxons, in parallel orientation with smooth monaxons; a specialized dermal net of smooth monaxons may be present
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Eastonian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 452.30000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) H. regularis (119501)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Northwest Territories) H. frustrum (121299 121303)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Nunavut) H. frustrum (119782)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Nunavut) H. cylindricum, H. minutum (119859) H. minutum, H. creswelli (119862) H. sp. (119778 119779)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Tennessee) H. lobatum (3598)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (New South Wales) H. sp. (25698)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Alaska) H. sp. (60043)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (Indiana) H. armstrongi (111886)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Indiana) H. armstrongi (2455)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) H. armstrongi (2251 2439 2442)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Alabama) H. armstrongi (5872)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) H. sp. (558)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Kentucky) H. armstrongi (2828)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) H. carbonaria, H. mega (76460)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) H. carbonaria (28383)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Australia (Queensland) H. sp. (24197)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Oklahoma) H. apletum (111936)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) H. sphaericum (111781)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Spain (Leon) H. sp. (39855)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Utah) H. sphaericum (120993)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Nevada) H. sphaericum (39158)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Spain (Palencia) H. sp. (39856)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Arizona) H. nacoense (242076)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) H. megalochetus (43468 43469 43474 43481)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Svalbard and Jan Mayen Pemmatites arcticus (212504)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (Nunavut) H. arcticum (111866 111876 111880 111881 111882) H. arcticum, H. diactinum (111871) H. latituba (111869)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4Canada (British Columbia) H. aeluroglossa (111884)
Leonardian286.0 - 274.4USA (Montana) H. sp. (11281)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) H. aeluroglossa (43517 108369 108377) H. megalochetus (43534) H. skinneri (108389)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Arizona) H. armstrongi (83173)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) H. aeluroglossa (81640)
Roadian - Capitanian274.4 - 259.51Svalbard and Jan Mayen H. festningensis (130903)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Nevada) H. aeluroglossa (62584)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Svalbard and Jan Mayen H. aeluroglossa, H. arcticum, H. artiense (130896) H. aeluroglossa, H. skinneri, H. arcticum, H. hadrum, H. artiense, H. macroporum (117799) H. arcticum, H. artiense (130897) H. arcticum, H. hadrum, H. macroporum, H. elongatum (117798) H. elongatus (130902) H. orientale (130898)