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Dicranocladina

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida

Taxonomy
Dicranocladina was named by Schrammen (1924).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Dicranocladina Schrammen
2004Dicranocladina Finks et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
suborderDicranocladinaSchrammen 1924
suborderDicranocladinaSchrammen 1924

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.

Subor. †Dicranocladina Schrammen 1924
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Fm. †Corallistidae Sollas 1888
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Subfm. †Corallistinae Sollas 1888
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†Corallistes multiosculata Frisone et al. 2016
G. †Dicranoclonella Schrammen 1937
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†Dicranoclonella schmidti Schrammen 1937
G. †Heterophymia Pomel 1872
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Invalid names: Coscinospongia von Lendenfeld 1903 [objective synonym]
G. †Kyphoclonella Kolb 1910
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G. †Leiocarenus Schrammen 1937
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†Leiocarenus planus Schrammen 1937
G. †Leiohyphe Schrammen 1924
Subfm. †Gignouxiinae De Laubenfels
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G. †Gignouxia
G. †Gilletia Lagneau-Herenger 1962
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†Gilletia catalaunica Lagneau-Herenger 1962
G. †Phrissospongia Moret 1926
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†Phrissospongia hoffmanni Wagner 1963
G. †Procorallistes Schrammen 1901
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†Procorallistes polymorphus Schrammen 1901
†Procorallistes robusta Moret 1924
G. †Pycnoclonella Lagneau-Herenger 1962
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†Pycnoclonella dactyliformis Lagneau-Herenger 1962
†Pycnoclonella ramosa Lagneau-Herenger 1962
G. †Schrammeniella Breistroffer 1949
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†Schrammeniella cylindratum Schrammen 1910
†Schrammeniella scytaliforme Schrammen 1910
Invalid names: Iouea de Laubenfels 1955 [synonym], Phalangium Schrammen 1910 [synonym]
G. †Spinocladia Lagneau-Herenger 1962
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†Spinocladia tubulata Lagneau-Herenger 1962
Subfm. †Pachinioninae Schrammen 1924
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G. †Pachinion Zittel 1878
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†Pachinion cylindricum Schrammen 1901
†Pachinion scriptum Roemer 1864
Invalid names: Neohindia [synonym]
Fm. †Pseudoverruculinidae Laubenfels 1955
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G. †Pseudoverruculina Moret 1926
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†Pseudoverruculina globosa Lagneau-Herenger 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Tortonian or 155.70000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 152.1 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany Leiocarenus planus (74063)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bavaria) Leiocarenus sp. (25412)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Kyphoclonella sp., Kyphoclonella multiformis (74037)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Dicranoclonella schmidti (74104) Dicranoclonella sp. (74099)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Spain (Catalonia) Pachinion scriptum, Pseudoverruculina globosa, Pycnoclonella dactyliformis, Pycnoclonella ramosa, Gilletia catalaunica, Spinocladia tubulata (111533)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Spain (Cantabria) Pachinion scriptum, Procorallistes polymorphus (110529)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Pachinion scriptum (110531) Pachinion scriptum, Procorallistes polymorphus, Phalangium cylindratum (110533)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany (Bayern) Procorallistes polymorphus, Phrissospongia hoffmanni (114012)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Picardie) Procorallistes polymorphus (113566)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6France Schrammeniella cylindratum (72115)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Pachinion familiare (110612 110613)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Germany (Niedersachsen) Pachinion scriptum (110614)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Germany (Niedersachsen) Pachinion scriptum (110616) Pachinion scriptum, Procorallistes polymorphus (110530)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland Pachinion scriptum (110330) Phalangium ramosum, Pachinion scriptum, Phalangium scytaliforme (110122) Phalangium ramosum, Phalangium scytaliforme (110331) Phalangium ramosum, Phalangium tubulifera, Phalangium scytaliforme (110120) Phalangium tubulifera, Pachinion scriptum (110121)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Pachinion familiare, Pachinion scriptum, Phalangium scytaliforme (112629)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Pachinion cylindricum (64187)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Pachinion scriptum, Procorallistes polymorphus, Phalangium scytaliforme (31993)
Teurian - Waipawan66.0 - 53.0New Zealand Corallistes sp. (110069)
Waipawan55.8 - 53.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Corallistes multituberculatus (50991)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Veneto) Corallistes sp., Corallistes multiosculata (110070)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Algeria Procorallistes robusta (114102)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain (Andalusia) Pseudoverruculina sp. (110114)