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Spongiomorpha

Hydrozoa - Spongiomorphida - Spongiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Spongiomorpha was named by Frech (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: P Dora Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 666]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spongiomorphidae by Stanley (1986), Stanley and Senowbari-Daryan (1999); and to Axinellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Spongiomorpha Frech
1986Spongiomorpha Stanley, Jr.
1999Spongiomorpha Stanley, Jr. and Senowbari-Daryan p. 798
2002Spongiomorpha Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderSpongiomorphidaAlloiteau 1952
familySpongiomorphidae
genusSpongiomorpha

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. †Spongiomorpha Frech 1890
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Spongiomorpha acyclica Frech 1890
Spongiomorpha asiatica Yabe and Sugiyama
Spongiomorpha globosa Yabe and Sugiyama 1931
Spongiomorpha minor Frech 1890
Spongiomorpha tenuis Smith 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-08-27 03:49:02
Modified: 2010-02-11 07:06:40
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 254.14000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (82 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) S. sp. (80251)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary (Baranya) S. gibbosa (78645)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Spain S. sp. (73970)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary Heptastylopsis ramosa (70800)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7USA (Oregon) S. acyclica (100517)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Canada (British Columbia) S. sp. (67003)
Norian - Carnian227.3 - 227.3USA (Alaska) Spongiomorpha indet. (112536)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Oregon) S. gibbosa (33384) S. tenuis (38055)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (California) S. tenuis (144390)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) S. sp. (33439) S. tenuis, S. gibbosa, S. minor (100412)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Alaska) S. gibbosa (100531 112236 112242 112251) S. gibbosa, S. ramosa (112237) S. sp. (100529)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Nevada) Spongiomorpha indet. (100402) S. sp. (100394 100396 100397 100398 100421 100435 100438 100442) S. tenuis, S. gibbosa, S. minor (100391)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Oman S. sp. (24304)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Bosnia and Herzegovina Heptastylopsis sp. (206615)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Canada (Yukon) S. gibbosa (38033)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Timor-Leste S. gibbosa (21166)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Canada (British Columbia) S. tenuis (22994)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Oregon) S. sp. (38063 100514) S. tenuis (100506 100513)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Malaysia (Malay basin, offshore) S. sp. (36890)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Romania S. sp., S. gibbosa, S. acyclica (60388 60468)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Alaska) S. gibbosa (112342)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria (Calcareous Alps) S. sp. (38148)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Slovenia Heptastylopsis ramosa (36567)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Indian Ocean S. sp. (38069)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Slovenia Heptastylopsis ramosa (36564)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Iran S. sp. (34635 36869)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Tajikistan S. ampluramosa (34648)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7USA (Alaska) S. sp. (97816)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7United Arab Emirates S. sp. (85064)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria S. acyclica (36815) S. dendroidea (58093)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovenia Heptastylopsis ramosa (36572)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria S. acyclica (36801 36807)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4USA (Alaska) S. gibbosa (33407) S. sp. (100401 100533 100534 100535 100536) S. sp. A, S. gibbosa, S. acyclica (100532)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Morocco S. sp., S. sp. (33573)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) S. gibbosa (78992)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.21China (Xizang) S. asiatica (116454) S. sp. (116455)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Indonesia S. asiatica (68481)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania S. globosa (35201)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Austria S. asiatica (36223)
Tithonian - Berriasian149.2 - 137.05Japan S. asiatica (34551 34553 34554) S. sp. (68310)
Tithonian - Berriasian149.2 - 137.05Japan (Kumamoto) S. asiatica (91399 91400)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Germany S. sp. (50505)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany S. asiatica (50421 50509) S. sp. (50510 50511 50512)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57France S. sp. (74574)