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Erylinae

Demospongiae - Ancorinida - Geodiidae

Taxonomy
Erylinae was named by Sollas (1888). It is extant. Its type is Erylus.

It was assigned to Geodiidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Erylinae Sollas
2004Erylinae Finks et al. p. 191

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
RankNameAuthor
orderAncorinidaReid 1968
familyGeodiidaeGray 1867
subfamilyErylinaeSollas 1888
subfamilyErylinaeSollas 1888

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.

Subfm. Erylinae Sollas 1888
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G. Erylus Gray 1867
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Subg. Erylus (Erylus) Reid 2004
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Subg. Erylus (Triate) Gray 1867
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G. Prodactylocalycites Reid 2004
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Invalid names: Dactylocalycites [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 09:18:29
Modified: 2007-10-08 11:18:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Serravallian or 37.71000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Erylus sp. (229619)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Portugal Erylus sp. (117021)