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Spongodiscus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae

Taxonomy
Spongodiscus was named by Ehrenberg (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give R Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is extant. Its type is Spongodiscus resurgens. It is the type genus of Spongodiscidae.

It was assigned to Spongodiscidae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Spongodiscus Ehrenberg
1892Spongodiscus herzynicus Rüst
1899Spongodiscus acinus Hinde
1899Spongodiscus cribrarius Hinde
1899Spongodiscus punctus Hinde
2001Spongodiscus De Wever et al. p. 158
2002Spongodiscus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familySpongodiscidaeHaeckel 1862
genusSpongodiscusEhrenberg 1854

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. Spongodiscus Ehrenberg 1854
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†Spongodiscus quartus Borisenko 1958
Spongodiscus resurgens Ehrenberg 1854
†Spongodiscus volgensis Lipman 1952
Invalid names: Spongodiscus acinus Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium], Spongodiscus cribrarius Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium], Spongodiscus herzynicus Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Spongodiscus punctus Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicap
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: omnivorep
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 1999

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 152.21000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 149.2 Ma

Collections (72 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) S. sp. B (9956)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica S. sp. A (46960) S. sp. A, S. sp. B (46961)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica S. sp. A (46963 46965 46967 51826) S. sp. A, S. sp. B (46962 46964 46966 46971) S. sp. B, S. sp. A (51827)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Antarctica S. sp. A (46968) S. sp. B (46969)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Russian Federation S. sp. (51614 51615)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Nunavut) S. sp. (165875)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Nunavut) S. sp. (165998)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Nunavut) S. sp. (166000)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Nunavut) S. sp. (165999)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Canada (Nunavut) S. sp. (166001)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (Nunavut) S. sp. (166002)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (Nunavut) S. sp. (166003)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Volgograd) S. volgensis (95166)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Tambov) S. volgensis (95160)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Russian Federation (Vladimir) S. impressus, S. volgensis (95986)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0New Zealand (Marlborough) S. sp. (95846 95847 95885 95887) S. sp., S. rhabdostylus (95884 95886 95888)
Danian66.0 - 61.66New Zealand (Marlborough) S. sp. (95859 95866 95869 95870 95873 95874 95875 95878 95879 95880 95882 95883 95889 95890 95893 95894 95896 95906 95907) S. sp., S. rhabdostylus (95892 95895 95897 95900 95901 95902 95903 95904 95905)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24New Zealand (Marlborough) S. rhabdostylus (95910) S. sp., S. rhabdostylus (95909)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Tibet) S. sp. (69734)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan S. resurgens (233640 233708 233709 233710 233711 233712)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Japan S. resurgens (233713)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan S. clausus, S. resurgens (233714)