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Vaceletiidae

Demospongiae - Dictyoceratida - Vaceletiidae

Taxonomy
Vaceletiidae was named by Reitner and Engeser (1985). It is extant. Its type is Neocoelia.

It was assigned to Dictyoceratida by West et al. (2015).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Vaceletiidae Reitner and Engeser
2015Vaceletiidae West et al. p. 275

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassKeratosa
RankNameAuthor
orderDictyoceratida
familyVaceletiidaeReitner and Engeser 1985
familyVaceletiidaeReitner and Engeser 1985

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. Vaceletiidae Reitner and Engeser 1985
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G. Vaceletia Pickett 1982
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Vaceletia crypta Vacelet 1977
Vaceletia progenitor Pickett 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:16:41
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:16:41
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Veneto) Vaceletia progenitor (110070)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Vaceletia progenitor (176275)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (West Australia) Vaceletia progenitor (197322)