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Spongophylloides

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Spongophylloides was named by Meyer (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl S Prid]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptenophyllidae by Hill (1956); to Actinocystinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
S. dubroviensis, S. perfecta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Spongophylloides Meyer
1956Spongophylloides Hill
1981Spongophylloides Hill
2002Spongophylloides Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familyPtenophyllidaeWedekind 1923
subfamilyActinocystinaeWedekind 1927
genusSpongophylloidesMeyer 1881

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.

G. †Spongophylloides Meyer 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Pragian or 430.60000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) S. sp. (528)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation (Nenets) S. perfecta (78962)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Ukraine S. perfecta (23458)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation (Komi) S. perfecta (78963)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden S. greyi (77538)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) S. sp. (23057)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia S. sp. (14104)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Mongolia S. unus (79685)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Ukraine S. perfecta (23376 23459)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Ukraine S. perfecta (23427)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Russian Federation (Komi) S. perfecta (78961)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62Ukraine S. nikiforovae (14147)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Russian Federation (Nenets) S. cockei (78960)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Virginia) S. sp. (24951)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Poland S. perfecta, S. intermedia (23040)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Russian Federation (Komi) S. grayi (78959)
Gedinnine419.62 - 413.02Mongolia S. perfecta (79686)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Pennsylvania) S. sp. (24949)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) S. perfecta (81791) S. thomasae, S. improcerus, S. saumensis, S. perfecta (81749)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) S. perfecta (81652)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation S. perfecta (13959 13960 13964 13965 13966 24741)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Bashkir) S. dubroviensis, S. perfecta (13955)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Russian Federation S. sp. (24774)
Siegen413.02 - 410.62Mongolia S. tomasae, S. dubrovensis (79688)