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Stachyspongia

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Azoricidae

Taxonomy
Stachyspongia was named by Zittel (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 641]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Stachyspongia Zittel
2002Stachyspongia Sepkoski
2004Stachyspongia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
superfamilyAzoricoideaSollas 1888
familyAzoricidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyAulosominaeSchrammen 1924
genusStachyspongiaZittel 1878

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. †Stachyspongia Zittel 1878
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Stachyspongia spica Roemer 1864
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 Aptian to the top of the Lutetian or 121.40000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Spain (Catalonia) S. spica (111533)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) S. ramosa (110531) S. spica (110533)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) S. tuberculosa (110612)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) S. tuberculosa (110615)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) S. tuberculosa (112629)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland S. tuberculosa (110344)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) S. tuberculosa (31993)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Veneto) S. sp. (110070)