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Pleroma

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Pleromatidae

Taxonomy
Pleroma was named by Sollas (1888) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Pleromatinae, Pleromatidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Pleroma Sollas
2002Pleroma Sepkoski
2004Pleroma Finks et al. p. 258

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMegalithistida
RankNameAuthor
suborderMegamorinaZittel 1878
familyPleromatidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyPleromatinaeSollas 1888
genusPleromaSollas 1888

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. Pleroma Sollas 1888
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Pleroma aotea Kelly 2003
Pleroma leviorum Brimaud and Vachard 1986
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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Teurian to the top of the Tortonian or 66.00000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 52.0 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Teurian - Waipawan66.0 - 52.0New Zealand P. aotea (110069)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand P. aotea (110113)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain (Murcia) P. leviorum (116132)