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Belemnospongia
Taxonomy
Belemnospongia was named by Ulrich (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-l C Pn]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Demospongia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tetractinomorpha by Finks et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Demospongia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tetractinomorpha by Finks et al. (2004).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Belemnospongia Ulrich |
| 2002 | Belemnospongia Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Belemnospongia Finks et al. p. 171 |
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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.
G. †Belemnospongia Ulrich 1889
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†Belemnospongia epiradiatus Rigby and Chatterton 1999
†Belemnospongia parmula Rigby et al. 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Missourian or 433.40000 to 303.70000 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Sheinwoodian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | B. epiradiatus (121299) | |
| Osagean | USA (Indiana) | B. fascicularis (6670) | |
| Chadian | USA (Indiana) | B. sp. (2445) | |
| Chadian - Arundian | USA (Indiana) | B. sp. (558) | |
| Meramecian | USA (Kentucky) | B. parmula (2781 2828 2830 2831) | |
| Meramecian | USA (Indiana) | B. parmula (2833) | |
| Pendleian | USA (Alabama) | B. parmula (90980) | |
| Late/Upper Mississippian | USA (Alabama) | B. parmula (111888) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Utah) | B. neofascicularis (71470) | |
| Missourian | USA (Illinois) | B. parmula (51191) |