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Saccospongia
Taxonomy
Saccospongia was named by Ulrich (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Saccospongiidae.
It was assigned to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Saccospongiidae by Finks et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Saccospongiidae by Finks et al. (2004).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Saccospongia Ulrich |
| 2002 | Saccospongia Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Saccospongia Finks et al. p. 165 |
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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. †Saccospongia Ulrich 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997 | |||||
Age range: Shermanian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Shermanian | USA (Tennessee) | S. danvillensis (5358) S. danvillensis, S. laxata (5361) S. laxata, S. danvillensis (5360) |