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Cavaspongiidae

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Cavaspongiidae

Taxonomy
Cavaspongiidae was named by Pessagno (1973). Its type is Cavaspongia.

It was assigned to Spongodiscacea by Zügel (1997); and to Spumellaria by De Wever et al. (2001).

Subtaxa
Cavaspongia (type genus), Cavidiscus, Dumitricaia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Cavaspongiidae Pessagno
1997Cavaspongiidae Zügel
2001Cavaspongiidae De Wever et al. p. 115

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCavaspongiidaePessagno 1973
familyCavaspongiidaePessagno 1973

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. †Cavaspongiidae Pessagno 1973
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G. †Cavaspongia Pessagno 1973
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†Cavaspongia antelopensis Pessagno 1973
G. †Cavidiscus Pessagno 1976
G. †Dumitricaia Pessagno 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicap
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: omnivorep
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 1999

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 149.20000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica Cavidiscus sp. B (51826)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Italy Cavaspongia euganea, Cavaspongia cilindrica (77255) Cavaspongia euganea, Cavaspongia sphaerica (77178)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Cavaspongia euganea, Cavaspongia cilindrica, Cavaspongia sphaerica, Cavaspongia contracta (78742) Cavaspongia euganea, Cavaspongia sphaerica, Cavaspongia helice, Cavaspongia californiaensis, Cavaspongia contracta (78741)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Cavaspongia euganea (77273) Cavaspongia euganea, Cavaspongia cilindrica, Cavaspongia sphaerica (77274)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Cavaspongia contracta, Cavaspongia antelopensis (77299) Cavaspongia contracta, Cavaspongia sphaerica, Cavaspongia antelopensis (77292) Cavaspongia euganea (77285 77288) Cavaspongia euganea, Cavaspongia cilindrica, Cavaspongia sphaerica, Cavaspongia helice, Cavaspongia californiensis (77177) Cavaspongia euganea, Cavaspongia contracta (77284) Cavaspongia euganea, Cavaspongia sphaerica, Cavaspongia tricornis, Cavaspongia contracta, Cavaspongia antelopensis (77110)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Cavaspongia contracta (77290) Cavaspongia euganea (77291)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Türkiye (Antalya) Cavaspongia sphaerica, Cavaspongia antelopensis (95767)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Slovakia Cavaspongia antelopensis (95821) Cavaspongia sp., Cavaspongia antelopensis (95822)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Türkiye (Antalya) Cavaspongia antelopensis (95768)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Azerbaijan Cavaspongia tavrica (165732)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) Cavaspongia antelopensis (95979)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) Cavaspongia antelopensis (95982)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Denmark Cavaspongia sp., Cavaspongia antelopensis (62505)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Russian Federation (Vladimir) Cavaspongia californiaensis (95985)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany (Bayern) Cavaspongia sp., Dumitricaia sp. (95841)