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Heteroscleromorpha

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Heteroscleromorpha was named by Cardenas et al. (2012). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Demospongiae by Pisera et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Heteroscleromorpha Cardenas et al.
2016Heteroscleromorpha Pisera et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
subclassHeteroscleromorphaCardenas et al. 2012
subclassHeteroscleromorphaCardenas et al. 2012

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. †Eospongilla Dunagan 1999
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Eospongilla morrisonensis Dunagan 1999
G. Ephydatia Lamouroux 1816
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Ephydatia facunda Weltner 1895
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
G. Spongilla Lamarck 1816
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Spongilla lacustris Linnaeus 1758
Fm. †Ulospongiellidae Rigby and Collins 2004
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G. †Hapalospongia Rigby and Collins 2004
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Hapalospongia flexuosa Rigby and Collins 2004
G. †Neomenispongia Kolesnikov et al. 2024
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Neomenispongia diazoma Kolesnikov et al. 2024
Neomenispongia plexa Kolesnikov et al. 2024
G. †Ulospongiella Rigby and Collins 2004
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Ulospongiella ancyla Rigby and Collins 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

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

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Ulospongiella ancyla (121958) Ulospongiella ancyla, Hapalospongia flexuosa (121957)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Tithonian157.9 - 143.1USA (Colorado) Eospongilla morrisonensis (227703)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Canada (Lac de Gras) Ephydatia facunda (183419)
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Ethiopia Spongilla lacustris (21990)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Oregon) Ephydatia lacustris (225472)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (British Columbia) Anheteromeyenia sp., Spongilla lacustris (185235)