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Sphaerodromiidae
Taxonomy
Sphaerodromiinae was named by Guinot and Tavares (2003). It is extant.
It was reranked as the family Sphaerodromiidae by Schweitzer et al. (2012), Beschin et al. (2012) and Schweitzer and Feldmann (2024).
It was assigned to Dromiidae by Ng et al. (2009), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Artal et al. (2022); and to Dromioidea by Schweitzer et al. (2012), Beschin et al. (2012) and Schweitzer and Feldmann (2024).
It was reranked as the family Sphaerodromiidae by Schweitzer et al. (2012), Beschin et al. (2012) and Schweitzer and Feldmann (2024).
It was assigned to Dromiidae by Ng et al. (2009), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Artal et al. (2022); and to Dromioidea by Schweitzer et al. (2012), Beschin et al. (2012) and Schweitzer and Feldmann (2024).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2003 | Sphaerodromiinae Guinot and Tavares |
| 2009 | Sphaerodromiinae Ng et al. |
| 2010 | Sphaerodromiinae Schweitzer et al. p. 65 |
| 2012 | Sphaerodromiidae Beschin et al. |
| 2012 | Sphaerodromiidae Schweitzer et al. p. 33 |
| 2022 | Sphaerodromiinae Artal et al. p. 598 |
| 2024 | Sphaerodromiidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 12 |
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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.
Fm. Sphaerodromiidae Guinot and Tavares 2003
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G. †Basidromilites Artal et al. 2022
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†Basidromilites glaessneri Artal et al. 2022
†Basidromilites pastoris Via 1959
G. Sphaerodromia Alcock 1899
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Sphaerodromia ducoussoi McLay 1991
Sphaerodromia kendalli Alcock and Anderson 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Lutetian or 83.50000 to 41.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (South Dakota) | Dromiopsis kimberlyae (235370 235814) | |
| Middle Campanian | USA (South Dakota) | Ferricorda kimberleyae (235333) | |
| Ypresian | Spain | Basidromilites glaessneri (210299) Basidromilites sp., Basidromilites glaessneri (226427) | |
| Ypresian | Italy | Dromilites pastoris (207595) | |
| Lutetian | Italy | Dromilites pastoris (207553 226614) | |
| Lutetian | Spain (Alicante) | Dromilites pastoris (207104) |