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Siphonia

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae

Taxonomy
Siphonia was named by Goldfuss (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 642,1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Siphonia pyriformis. It is the type genus of Siphoniinae, Siphoniidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Siphonia Goldfuss
2002Siphonia Sepkoski
2004Siphonia Finks et al. p. 208

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familySiphoniidaed'Orbigny 1851
subfamilySiphoniinaed'Orbigny 1851
genusSiphoniaGoldfuss 1826

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. †Siphonia Goldfuss 1826
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Subg. †Siphonia (Pachycalymma) Schrammen 1901
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†Pachycalymma subglobosa Schrammen 1901
Subg. †Siphonia (Siphonia) Goldfuss 1826
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†Siphonia griepenkerli Schrammen 1910
†Siphonia maliformis Schrammen 1910
†Siphonia micropora Schrammen 1910
†Siphonia permiana de Gregorio 1930
†Siphonia tulipa Zittel 1878
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 Wordian to the top of the Lutetian or 266.90000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy S. permiana (233340)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Spain (Catalonia) S. koenigi, S. pyriformis (111534) S. pyriformis (111533)
Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.0 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) S. pyriformis (198091)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Languedoc-Rousillon) S. pyriformis (112214)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Nord-Pas de Calais) S. tulipa (113767)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Poland S. pyriformis (110332)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Russian Federation (Volgograd) S. sp. (92399)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Germany S. sp. (74183)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Jerea quenstedti (110532)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Jerea quenstedti (110531)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic S. geinitz (90518) S. geinitz, S. sp. (90517)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Rhone-Alpes) S. costata, S. pyriformis (110461)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) S. griepenkerli (110612 110613)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Greece S. tubulosa (61516)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Germany (Niedersachsen) S. tubulosa, S. griepenkerli (110615) S. tubulosa, S. maliformis, S. micropora, Jerea quenstedti (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland S. ficus, S. tubulosa, S. pyriformis, S. tulipa (110122) S. tubulosa (110120)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) S. tubulosa, S. maliformis, Jerea quenstedti (31993)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) S. pyriformis (32022)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Veneto) S. sp. (110070)