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Vetulininae

Demospongiae - Monalithistida - Vetulinidae

Taxonomy
Vetulininae was named by von Lendenfeld (1904). It is not extant. Its type is Vetulina.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Vetulininae von Lendenfeld p. 149
2004Vetulininae Finks et al. p. 267

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMonalithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1955
RankNameAuthor
suborderSphaerocladinaSchrammen 1924
familyVetulinidaeLendenfeld 1904
subfamilyVetulininaevon Lendenfeld 1904
subfamilyVetulininaevon Lendenfeld 1904

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. †Vetulininae von Lendenfeld 1904
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G. †Cladodia
G. †Cryptodesma Schrammen 1924
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Cryptodesma globosa Roemer 1864
Invalid names: Asteropagia Pomel 1872 [nomen oblitum]
G. †Jumarella Mehl and Fürsich 1997
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Jumarella astrorhiza Mehl and Fürsich 1997
G. †Mastosia
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Mastosia rhytidodes Mehl and Fürsich 1997
G. †Tetraspongia Termier and Termier 1989
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Tetraspongia balmensis Termier and Termier 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Priabonian or 168.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 165.3 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3India (Gujarat) Mastosia rhytidodes, Jumarella astrorhiza (93561)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Mastosia sp. (1839)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Tetraspongia balmensis (110463)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Vetulina sp. (229619)