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Porospongia

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa

Taxonomy
Porospongia was named by d'Orbigny (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: J u K Albi-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hexactinosa by Sepkoski (2002), Reid (2004).

Species
P. marginata, P. tenuis
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. fungiformis, P. impressa, P. marginata
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by U. Merkel on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Porospongia d'Orbigny
2002Porospongia Sepkoski
2004Porospongia Reid p. 511

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
genusPorospongiad'Orbigny 1849

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. †Porospongia d'Orbigny 1849
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†Porospongia marginata Goldfuss 1829
†Porospongia tenuis Herenger 1944
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Callovian to the top of the Middle Albian or 165.30000 to 106.30000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France (Rhone-Alpes) P. fungiformis (114540)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Poland P. marginata (60821)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France P. fungiformis, P. impressa, P. marginata (68642)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany P. marginata (74033 74036)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Spain (Catalonia) P. impressa (112571)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France P. sp., P. marginata (67975)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany (Bavaria) P. marginata (25411)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland P. marginata (60853)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany P. marginata (74037)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany P. marginata (74050 74063)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany P. marginata (74064)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France (Rhone-Alpes) P. tenuis (112152)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) P. tenuis (112149)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) P. tenuis (112209)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) P. tenuis (112211)