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Silicispongea

Taxonomy
Silicispongea is a phylum. It is extant.

It was assigned to Metazoa by Zrzavy et al. (1998).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Silicispongea Zrzavy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumSilicispongea
RankNameAuthor
phylumSilicispongea

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.

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Or. Monactinellidae Zittel
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G. †Dirrhopalum Ridley 1881
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Dirrhopalum planum Hinde 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Dirrhopalum sp. (1839)