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Wewokellidae

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Wewokellidae

Taxonomy
Wewokellidae was named by King (1943). Its type is Wewokella.

It was assigned to Heteractinida by Rigby and Keyes (1998); and to Octactinellida by Rigby et al. (2005).

Subtaxa
Asteractinella, Iranospongia, Regispongia, Talpaspongia, Tholiasterella, Wewokella (type genus)
Entered
by W. Kiessling on 2006-01-19; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2022-12-28

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Wewokellidae King
1998Wewokellidae Rigby and Keyes p. 2
2005Wewokellidae Rigby et al. p. 533

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
familyWewokellidaeKing 1943
familyWewokellidaeKing 1943

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. †Wewokellidae King 1943
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G. †Iranospongia Rigby et al. 2005
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†Iranospongia circulata Rigby et al. 2005
G. †Regispongia Rigby 1978
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†Regispongia contorta King 1943
†Regispongia fluegeli Rigby et al. 2005
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†Talpaspongia clavata King 1943
G. †Wewokella Girty 1912
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†Wewokella costata Rigby and Keyes 1998
†Wewokella solida Girty 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-11 01:52:20
Modified: 2011-06-30 06:44:23
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chesterian to the top of the Capitanian or 335.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Alabama) Wewokella costata (28)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Utah) Regispongia contorta (120994 120995 120996)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (Utah) Wewokella solida (90976 90978) Wewokella solida, Talpaspongia clavata (41204) Wewokella solida, Talpaspongia clavata, Wewokella contorta (90975 90977)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Utah) Talpaspongia clavata (12780)
Atokan - Desmoinesian318.6 - 306.0USA (Colorado) Wewokella solida (121000)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Arizona) Wewokellidae indet. (242076)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Wewokella solida (120997)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Texas) Regispongia sp. (216619)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Wewokella contorta (217891 217893 217894 217901 217906 217908 217929 217958 217960 217977 217979 217986 218002)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) Wewokella sp. (39154)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Guangxi) Talpaspongia clavata (107305)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Venezuela (Merida) Wewokella solida (41516)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Iran Iranospongia circulata, Regispongia fluegeli (58096)