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Stellispongiellinae

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Stellispongiellidae

Taxonomy
Stellispongiellinae was named by Wu (1991). Its type is Stellispongiella.

It was assigned to Stellispongiellidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Subtaxa
Stellispongiella (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Stellispongiellinae Wu
2004Stellispongiellinae Finks et al. p. 629

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyStellispongiellidae
subfamilyStellispongiellinaeWu 1991
subfamilyStellispongiellinaeWu 1991

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.

Subfm. †Stellispongiellinae Wu 1991
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G. †Stellispongiella Wu 1991
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†Stellispongiella amplia Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
†Stellispongiella bacilla Termier and Termier 1955
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Invalid names: Stellispongiella termieri Wu 1991 [synonym]
†Stellispongiella insculpta Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
†Stellispongiella juninensis Senowbari-Daryan 1994
†Stellispongiella minor Senowbari-Daryan 1994
†Stellispongiella parva Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
†Stellispongiella porosa Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
†Stellispongiella ramosa Senowbari-Daryan 1994
†Stellispongiella reticulata Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
†Stellispongiella tumida Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Norian or 266.90000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (72 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) Stellispongiella termieri (51184)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Tunisia (Madanin) Stellispongia bacilla (42091) Stellispongiella bacilla (41654 42071) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongia bacilla (41836) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongiella bacilla (41658 41859) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongiella porosa, Stellispongiella bacilla (41863) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongiella reticulata, Stellispongiella bacilla (41975) Stellispongiella reticulata (41655) Stellispongiella reticulata, Stellispongiella bacilla (41864)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Stellispongia bacilla (42093) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongia bacilla (42092)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (New Mexico) Stellispongiella sp. (47498 121930)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Stellispongia bacilla (41837) Stellispongiella bacilla (41866 41871 41881 41882 41884 41956 41960 41961 42007 42011 42012 42014 42027 42040 42042 42078) Stellispongiella insculpta (41883 41963 41973 42004) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongiella bacilla (41854 41962 42016 42025 42026 42038 42048 42079 42082) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongiella parva, Stellispongiella bacilla (42006 42077) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongiella porosa (42044) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongiella porosa, Stellispongiella bacilla (41958) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongiella reticulata (42047) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongiella reticulata, Stellispongiella amplia, Stellispongiella porosa, Stellispongiella bacilla (42076) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongiella reticulata, Stellispongiella bacilla (41855 41879 41977 42043) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongiella reticulata, Stellispongiella parva (42003) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongiella reticulata, Stellispongiella porosa, Stellispongiella bacilla (41870 41978) Stellispongiella insculpta, Stellispongiella tumida, Stellispongiella bacilla (41955) Stellispongiella parva, Stellispongiella bacilla (42073) Stellispongiella porosa (41999 42031) Stellispongiella reticulata (41878 41889) Stellispongiella reticulata, Stellispongiella bacilla (42022) Stellispongiella reticulata, Stellispongiella porosa, Stellispongiella bacilla (42037) Stellispongiella tumida, Stellispongiella bacilla (42074)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Peru Stellispongiella juninensis (144405 144406 144407) Stellispongiella juninensis, Stellispongiella ramosa (36949) Stellispongiella juninensis, Stellispongiella ramosa, Stellispongiella minor (36995)