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Sphaeropegma

Demospongiae - Monalithistida - Lecanellidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeropegma was named by Schrammen (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. It is not extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Sphaeropegma Schrammen
2002Sphaeropegma Sepkoski
2004Sphaeropegma Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderMonalithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1955
suborderSphaerocladinaSchrammen 1924
familyLecanellidaeSchrammen 1924
genusSphaeropegmaSchrammen 1937

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. †Sphaeropegma Schrammen 1937
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Sphaeropegma nuda Schrammen 1937
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: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 161.50000 to 152.21000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany Lecanella nuda (74033)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany Lecanella nuda (74037)