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Teganiidae

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Teganiidae

Taxonomy
Teganiidae was named by de Laubenfels (1955). Its type is Teganium.

It was assigned to Hintzespongioidea by Finks and Rigby (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Teganiidae de Laubenfels p. 420
2004Teganiidae Finks and Rigby p. 411

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyHintzespongioideaFinks 1983
familyTeganiidaede Laubenfels 1955
familyTeganiidaede Laubenfels 1955

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. †Teganiidae de Laubenfels 1955
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G. †Rufuspongia Rigby and Mehl 1994
G. †Taleolaspongia Rigby and Mehl 1994
G. †Teganiella Rigby 1986
G. †Teganium
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Invalid names: Sphaerodictya [objective synonym]
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: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Silurian or 467.30000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4United Kingdom (Wales) Teganiella sp. (230215)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Rhombodictyon sp. (384 385 386)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Alaska) Teganium sp. (468)