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Jereica

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Jereicidae

Taxonomy
Jereica was named by Zittel (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Jereicidae.

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

Species
J. clava (syn. Siphonia ocellata), J. cylindrica, J. excavata, J. oligostoma, J. polystoma, J. punctata, J. turbo
Species lacking formal opinion data
J. tuberculosa
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by W. Kiessling on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Jereica Zittel
2002Jereica Sepkoski
2004Jereica Finks et al. p. 307

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1875
superfamilyScleritodermatoideaSollas 1888
familyJereicidaeSchrammen 1924
genusJereicaZittel 1878

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. †Jereica Zittel 1878
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†Jereica clava Lee 1839
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Invalid names: Siphonia ocellata Roemer 1840 [synonym]
†Jereica cylindrica Hinde 1883
†Jereica excavata Schrammen 1910
†Jereica oligostoma Schrammen 1910
†Jereica polystoma Roemer 1864
†Jereica punctata Goldfuss 1826
†Jereica turbo Schrammen 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 161.50000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Poland J. sp. (114513 114515 114518)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Poland J. sp. (60811 114246)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Germany (Niedersachsen) J. polystoma (278527)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) J. clava (278467)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) J. punctata (110612 110613)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) J. turbo (110618)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) J. excavata, J. oligostoma (110614)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) J. polystoma (110615 110616) J. polystoma, J. oligostoma (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland J. polystoma (110122 110330 110426) J. sp., J. polystoma (110120)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) J. polystoma, J. punctata, J. oligostoma (112628) J. tuberculosa, J. polystoma, J. punctata (112629)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) J. tuberculosa, J. polystoma, J. oligostoma (31993)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany J. tuberculosa, J. polystoma (64215)