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Geodiidae

Demospongiae - Ancorinida - Geodiidae

Taxonomy
Geodiidae was named by Gray (1867). It is extant. Its type is Geodia.

It was assigned to Choristida by Rigby and Smith (1992); and to Ancorinida by Finks et al. (2004).

Subtaxa
Entered
by W. Kiessling on 2006-01-19; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Geodiidae Gray
1992Geodiidae Rigby and Smith p. 407
2004Geodiidae Finks et al. p. 188

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
RankNameAuthor
orderAncorinidaReid 1968
familyGeodiidaeGray 1867
familyGeodiidaeGray 1867

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. Geodiidae Gray 1867
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Subfm. Erylinae Sollas 1888
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G. Erylus Gray 1867
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Subg. Erylus (Erylus) Reid 2004
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Subg. Erylus (Triate) Gray 1867
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G. Prodactylocalycites Reid 2004
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Invalid names: Dactylocalycites [replaced]
Subfm. †Geodiinae Gray 1867
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G. Caminus Schmidt 1862
G. †Conciliaspongia Robinson and Haslett 1995
G. †Cydonium Fleming 1828
G. Geodia Lamarck 1815
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Geodia avicula Brimaud and Vachard 1986
Geodia clavata Hinde 1880
Geodia coronata Hinde 1880
Geodia harmatuki Finks et al. 2011
Geodia wrightii Hinde 1880
G. †Geodiopsis Schrammen 1910
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Geodiopsis cretacea Schrammen 1899
Geodiopsis microthrinax Schrammen 1910
G. †Geoditesia Zhuravleva 1962
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Invalid names: Geodites Carter 1871 [replaced]
G. Pachymatisma Bowerbank 1842
G. †Rhaxella
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 09:18:29
Modified: 2007-10-08 11:18:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Tortonian or 157.90000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 154.8 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Rhaxella sp. (22737 22816)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Rhaxella sp. (22785)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Portugal Geodia sp. (68246)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany (Lower Saxony) Rhaxella sorbyana (24127)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1United Kingdom Rhaxella sp. (68088)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Italy Geodia sp. (241348)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Geodites sp. (1839) Geodites wrighti (1838)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Geodia wrightii (278496)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Geodites sp. (1785)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Geodia clavata, Geodia coronata, Geodia wrightii (278440)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Geodiopsis cretacea, Geodiopsis microthrinax (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Geodia sp. (110120)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Geodiopsis microthrinax (31993)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Alabama) Geodia sp. (91024)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Geodia sp. (41893 41894 41895 41896 41945 41947 41948 41950 41951 41952 41953)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (North Carolina) Geodia harmatuki (119416)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Erylus sp., Geodia sp. (229619)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04North Atlantic Geodia sp. (121375 121377)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04North Atlantic Geodia sp. (121376 121378)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia Geodiidae indet. (147807)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Portugal Erylus sp., Geodia sp. (117021)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain (Murcia) Geodia avicula (116131 116132)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain (Andalusia) Geodia avicula (116135)