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Spongostylus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Stylosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Spongostylus was named by Haeckel (1881).

It was assigned to Stylosphaeridae by Sashida et al. (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Spongostylus Haeckel
1999Spongostylus Sashida et al. p. 771

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyStylosphaeridaeHaeckel 1881
genusSpongostylusHaeckel 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. †Spongostylus Haeckel 1881
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†Spongostylus carnicus Kozur and Mostler 1979
†Spongostylus tortilis Kozur and Mostler 1979
†Spongostylus tricostatus Kozur et al. 1996
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 Pelsonian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 247.20000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (75 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) S. tricostatus (95438 95442)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Thailand S. tetrapterus, S. tricostatus (130485) S. tricostatus (130486)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary S. tortilis (153381)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) S. tricostatus (220595 220596)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Indonesia S. koppi, S. sp. A, S. sp. B, S. tricostatus (66921) S. sp. A, S. sp. B, S. tricostatus (66917)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Turkey S. carnicus (131009) S. tortilis (130608 130610 130611 130612 130614 130615 130616 130617 130618 130620 130621)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Croatia S. carnicus (96132)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Xizang) S. sp. A, S. tortilis (96057)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Oman S. tortilis (130126)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Thailand S. tortilis (130293 130294 130295)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Turkey S. carnicus, S. tortilis (130662)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Albania S. sp. (53983 53988 53992)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Albania S. sp. (53990)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Oman S. carnicus (125370) S. tortilis (125387)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria S. carnicus, S. tortilis (95665)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Turkey S. carnicus, S. tortilis (95666) S. tortilis (130624 130629 130632 130633 130635 130636 130640 130641 130642 130644 130645 130646 130647 130648)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Armenia S. sp., S. carnicus (58579)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Croatia S. carnicus (96133 96136)
Tuvalian - Lacian232.0 - 215.56Turkey S. carnicus, S. tortilis (130681 130689) S. tortilis (130682)
Tuvalian - Norian232.0 - 208.5Malaysia S. sp. (130423)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Oregon) S. sp. A, S. sp. B, S. carnicus (96069)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Cyprus S. carnicus, S. tortilis (73854 94789 94790)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Turkey S. carnicus, S. tortilis (130684 130687 130691 130697 130698 130708 130709) S. tortilis (130696)
Lacian - Alaunian221.5 - 212.0New Zealand S. carnicus (53969)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Cyprus S. carnicus (94793)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Antarctica S. sp. B (46961)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica S. sp. B (46962 51827)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica S. sp. B (46969)