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Amphidiscosa

Hexactinellida - Amphidiscosa

Taxonomy
Amphidiscosa was named by Schrammen (1924). It is extant.

It was assigned to Hexactinellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Amphidiscophora by Finks and Rigby (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Amphidiscosa Schrammen
2002Amphidiscosa Sepkoski
2004Amphidiscosa Finks and Rigby p. 320

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
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subclassAmphidiscophora
orderAmphidiscosaSchrammen 1924
orderAmphidiscosaSchrammen 1924

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.

Or. Amphidiscosa Schrammen 1924
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G. Hyalonemia Gray 1832
Fm. †Pattersoniidae Miller 1889
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†Pattersonia genista de Gregorio 1930
Invalid names: Idromecrinus genistus laratus de Gregorio 1930 [synonym]
G. †Strobilospongia Beecher 1889
Fm. †Pelicaspongiidae Rigby 1970
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G. †Arakespongia Rigby et al. 1970
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†Arakespongia mega Rigby et al. 1970
G. †Ascospongiella Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
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†Ascospongiella capdevilae Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
G. †Asturiaspongia Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
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†Asturiaspongia aqualiforma Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
G. †Cavospongiella Rigby 1986
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G. †Estrellaspongia Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
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†Estrellaspongia irregulara Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
G. †Galeospongia Rigby 1986
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G. †Hadrophragmos Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
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†Hadrophragmos soleniscus Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
G. †Hexirregularia Rigby et al. 2007
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†Hexirregularia nana Rigby et al. 2007
G. †Larispongia Carrera 1998
G. †Liscombispongia Rigby and Webby 1988
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†Liscombispongia nodosa Rigby and Webby 1988
G. †Naybandospongia Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 2007
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†Naybandospongia gigantia Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 2007
G. †Pelicaspongia Rigby 1970
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†Pelicaspongia cupula Rigby 1986
†Pelicaspongia perforata Rigby and Dixon 1979
†Pelicaspongia sterea Rigby 1970
G. †Pseudohydnoceras Reimann 1935
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G. †Trailospongia Rigby et al. 2007
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†Trailospongia reischi Rigby et al. 2007
G. †Twenhofelella Rigby 1974
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†Twenhofelella waldroni Rigby et al. 1979
G. †Vaurealispongia Rigby 1974
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†Vaurealispongia minuta Rigby et al. 1979
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
Comments: COMMENTS: Erect, non-motile attached suspension feeding according to Bambach et al. (2007)o
Created: 2009-05-08 18:46:09
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:46:09
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Sevatian or 486.40000 to 205.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 477.1 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina Larispongia magdalenae (66383)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) Ascospongiella NMW.2021.3 G.37, Ascospongiella NMW.2021.3 G.39i (230215)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Pattersonia aurita, Pattersonia tuberosa (37834)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) Liscombispongia nodosa (119501)
Maysvillian - Ashgill450.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Pattersonia sp. (389 390)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Indiana) Vaurealispongia sp. (26805)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) Twenhofelella waldroni (26856) Vaurealispongia minuta (26789)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Nunavut) Pelicaspongia perforata (119859)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Tennessee) Stiodermiella amanita (3596) Stiodermiella amanita, Stiodermiella tetragona (3599) Twenhofelella bulbulus, Stiodermiella amanita (3597)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Spain (Asturias) Asturiaspongia aqualiforma (39706)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Pseudohydnoceras erraticum (111779)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Pelicaspongia sp. (84827)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) Pelicaspongia sterea (111942)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Australia (Western Australia) Pelicaspongia sp., Pelicaspongia cupula, Cavospongiella sp., Cavospongiella confossa, Galeospongia pleraducta (84830)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Australia (Western Australia) Pelicaspongia cupula (84828 84829 84831) Pelicaspongia sp., Pelicaspongia cupula, Cavospongiella confossa, Galeospongia pleraducta (83973)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3Spain (Cordoba) Estrellaspongia irregulara (39708)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Oklahoma) Arakespongia mega (111936)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Spain (Leon) Hadrophragmos soleniscus, Ascospongiella capdevilae (39855)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Idromecrinus genistus, Idromecrinus genistus (233340) Pattersonia permosicula, Pattersonia genista (75474)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Trailospongia reischi, Hexirregularia nana (75976)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Sichuan) Keriogastrospongia phialoides (25405 117022)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Iran Naybandospongia gigantia (37961)