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Sphinctozoa (disused)

Taxonomy
Sphinctozoa was named by Steinmann (1882).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Sphinctozoa by Zrzavy et al. (1998), Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby (2015).

It was assigned to Calcarea by Rigby and Potter (1986), Rigby et al. (1988); to Calcispongea by Zrzavy et al. (1998); and to Porifera by Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Sphinctozoa Steinmann
1986Sphinctozoa Rigby and Potter
1988Sphinctozoa Rigby et al.
1998Sphinctozoa Zrzavy et al.
2015Sphinctozoa Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
Sphinctozoa(Steinmann 1882)
Sphinctozoa(Steinmann 1882)

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.

Unr. †Sphinctozoa Steinmann 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-27 17:00:59
Modified: 2022-12-08 20:54:08
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Thanetian or 432.90000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Sphinctozoa indet. (121299)
Moscovian - Kasimovian315.2 - 303.7Spain (Castilla y Leon) Sphinctozoa indet. (76629)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Oman Sphinctozoa indet. (24328)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Spain Sphinctozoa indet. (73813)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Israel Sphinctozoa indet. (67742)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Italy Sphinctozoa indet. (73879)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Nepal Sphinctozoa indet. (63526)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Japan (Kochi) Sphinctozoa indet. (98600)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Sphinctozoa indet. (36815)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Iran (Esfahan) Sphinctozoa indet. (98607)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Russian Federation Sphinctozoa indet. (40406)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Sphinctozoa indet. (24200)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Italy Sphinctozoa indet. (68259)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Slovakia Sphinctozoa indet. (88185)