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Rhopalospongia gregaria

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Theonellidae

Taxonomy
Polypothecia gregaria was named by Benett (1831). It is not extant. It is the type species of Rhopalospongia.

It was recombined as Rhopalospongia gregaria by Hinde (1883).

Entered
by B. Allen on 2026-06-01; modified by B. Allen on 2026-06-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Polypothecia gregaria Benett
1883Rhopalospongia gregaria Hinde

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familyTheonellidaeLendenfeld 1904
genusRhopalospongia
speciesgregaria(Benett 1831)

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.

†Rhopalospongia gregaria Benett 1831
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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: Late/Upper Albian or 106.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Rhopalospongia gregaria (278552)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Rhopalospongia gregaria (153918)