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Heteroscleromorpha
Taxonomy
Heteroscleromorpha was named by Cardenas et al. (2012). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Demospongiae by Pisera et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Demospongiae by Pisera et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2012 | Heteroscleromorpha Cardenas et al. |
| 2016 | Heteroscleromorpha Pisera et al. |
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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.
Subcl. †Heteroscleromorpha Cardenas et al. 2012
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Or. †Spongillida Manconi and Pronzato 2002
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Fm. †Spongillidae Gray 1867
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G. Anheteromeyenia Schröder 1927
G. Eunapius Gray 1867
G. Heteromeyenia Potts 1881
G. Lutetia Richter and Wittke 1999
G. Meyenia Carter 1881
G. Oncosclera Volkmer-Ribeiro 1970
G. Palaeospongilla Ott and Volkheimer 1972
G. Radiospongilla Penny and Racek 1968
Fm. †Ulospongiellidae Rigby and Collins 2004
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G. †Neomenispongia Kolesnikov et al. 2024
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†Neomenispongia diazoma Kolesnikov et al. 2024
†Neomenispongia plexa Kolesnikov et al. 2024
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Delamaran to the top of the Holocene or 509.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 505.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 505.3 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Delamaran | Canada (British Columbia) | Ulospongiella ancyla (121958) Ulospongiella ancyla, Hapalospongia flexuosa (121957) | |
| Late/Upper Oxfordian - Tithonian | USA (Colorado) | Eospongilla morrisonensis (227703) | |
| Lutetian | Canada (Lac de Gras) | Ephydatia facunda (183419) | |
| Pliocene - Calabrian | Ethiopia | Spongilla lacustris (21990) | |
| Blancan | USA (Oregon) | Ephydatia lacustris (225472) | |
| Holocene | Canada (British Columbia) | Anheteromeyenia sp., Spongilla lacustris (185235) |