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Ancorinida

Demospongiae - Ancorinida

Taxonomy
Ancorinida was named by Reid (1968). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Ancorinida Reid
2004Ancorinida Finks et al. p. 175

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

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.

Or. Ancorinida Reid 1968
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Fm. Ancorinidae Schmidt 1870
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Subfm. Ancorininae Schmidt 1870
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G. Ancorina Schmidt 1862
G. †Discispongia Kolb 1910
G. Ecionemia Bowerbank 1862
Subfm. †Stellettinae Carter 1875
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G. Penares Gray 1867
G. †Prostolleya Lagneau-Herenger 1952
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†Prostolleya cylindrata Lagneau-Herenger 1952
G. Stelletta Schmidt 1862
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Subg. †Stelletta (Stolleya) Schrammen 1899
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†Stelletta (Stolleya) silvigera Finks et al. 2011
†Stolleya florida Schrammen 1910
†Stolleya microtulipa Schrammen 1899
†Stolleya ornatissima Schrammen 1899
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 harmatuki Finks et al. 2011
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
Fm. †Paelospongiidae Mostler 1986
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G. †Actinospongiella Finks et al. 2004
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†Actinospongiella hexagona Mostler 1986
Invalid names: Actinospongia Mostler 1986 [replaced]
G. †Paelospongia Mostler 1986
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†Paelospongia longiradiata Mostler 1986
†Paelospongia procera Mostler 1986
†Paelospongia turgida Mostler 1986
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
Comments: siliceous spiculeso
Created: 2007-10-08 09:18:29
Modified: 2007-10-08 11:18:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Fassanian to the top of the Tortonian or 241.46400 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 239.48 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Italy (Veneto) Paelospongia procera (117020)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Oman Paelospongia turgida (125287)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Paelospongia longiradiata (116895) Paelospongia turgida (116897)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Actinospongia hexagona (116898)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Alsace) Prostolleya cylindrata (114662)
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 - 154.8Germany (Bavaria) Discispongia unica (25411)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Portugal Geodia sp. (68246)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany (Lower Saxony) Rhaxella sorbyana (24127)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) Discispongia sp. (114679)
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)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Geodites sp. (1785)
Albian113.2 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Stelletta inclusa (1844)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Stolleya microtulipa, Stolleya ornatissima, Stolleya florida, Geodiopsis cretacea, Geodiopsis microthrinax (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Geodia sp. (110120)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Stolleya microtulipa, Stolleya ornatissima, Geodiopsis microthrinax (31993)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Alabama) Geodia sp. (91024)
Teurian - Waipawan66.0 - 52.0New Zealand Stelletta sp., Penares micraster, Penares palmatoclada, Penares sp. (110069)
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) Stelletta silvigera, Geodia harmatuki (119416)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Erylus sp., Geodia sp., Stelletta 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., Ancorinidae indet. (117021)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain (Andalusia) Geodia avicula (116135)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain (Murcia) Geodia avicula (116131 116132)