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Stichophyma

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Jereicidae

Taxonomy
Stichophyma was named by Pomel (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 641]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Stichophyma Pomel
2002Stichophyma Sepkoski
2004Stichophyma Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1875
superfamilyScleritodermatoideaSollas 1888
familyJereicidaeSchrammen 1924
genusStichophymaPomel 1872

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. †Stichophyma Pomel 1872
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Stichophyma pumiliformis Hurcewicz 1968
Stichophyma robusta Schrammen 1910
Stichophyma tumidum Hinde 1883
Stichophyma turbinata Roemer 1840
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: 2009-05-09 01:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Burdigalian or 93.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) S. tumidum (278467 278540)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) S. verrucosa (110533) S. verrucosa, S. robusta (110531)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) S. turbinata (110612)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) S. multiformis (110614)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) S. multiformis (110530 110616)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland S. pumiliformis (110331) S. turbinata (110120 110122)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany S. multiformis (64142 64143 64177)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) S. multiformis (31993)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Algeria S. ovoidea, S. pseudoverrucosa (114102)