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Saccospongia

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Saccospongiidae

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).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Saccospongia Ulrich
2002Saccospongia Sepkoski
2004Saccospongia Finks et al. p. 165

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderMegalithistida
suborderMegamorinaZittel 1878
familySaccospongiidae
genusSaccospongiaUlrich 1889

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
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: Shermanian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) S. danvillensis (5358) S. danvillensis, S. laxata (5361) S. laxata, S. danvillensis (5360)