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Sphaerocoeliidae

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Sphaerocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerocoeliidae was named by Steinmann (1882). It is not extant. Its type is Sphaerocoelia.

It was assigned to Sphaerocoeliida by Finks et al. (2004), Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Sphaerocoeliidae Steinmann
2004Sphaerocoeliidae Finks et al. p. 750
2015Sphaerocoeliidae Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 391

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
RankNameAuthor
orderSphaerocoeliidaVacelet 1979
familySphaerocoeliidaeSteinmann 1882
familySphaerocoeliidaeSteinmann 1882

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. †Sphaerocoeliidae Steinmann 1882
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G. †Barroisia Munier-Chalmas 1882
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†Barroisia siciliana Senowbari-Daryan and Abate 1996
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†Sphaerocoelia globusfera Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
†Sphaerocoelia madoniensis Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
†Sphaerocoelia magnipora Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
†Sphaerocoelia norica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
G. †Sphinctonella Hurcewicz 1975
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†Sphinctonella trestiani Hurcewicz 1975
G. †Thalamopora Roemer 1841
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†Thalamopora lusitanica Termier et al. 1985
G. †Tremacystia Hinde 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:37
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 227.30000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Italy Sphaerocoelia globusfera (170145) Sphaerocoelia norica, Sphaerocoelia magnipora, Sphaerocoelia madoniensis (170144)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Sphinctonella trestiani (113007)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Portugal Thalamopora lusitanica (68246)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Portugal Barroisia sp. (68590)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Portugal Thalamopora lusitanica (68245)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal Thalamopora lusitanica (68242)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal (Centro) Sphaerocoelia sp. (68220)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian154.8 - 145.06Romania Thalamopora lusitanica (201710)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Austria Thalamopora lusitanica (36223)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Italy Barroisia siciliana (68259)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Spain Barroisia sp. (34748)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Germany Barroisia helvetica (50505)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France Barroisia sp. (64068)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Austria Barroisia helvetica (74610)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57France Barroisia anastomans, Barroisia helvetica (56530)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany Barroisia helvetica (50421 50512) Barroisia sp. (25535 50511)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Barroisia anastomosans, Barroisia clavata (1857 1866) Barroisia anastomosans, Barroisia irregularis, Barroisia clavata (1854)
Early/Lower Aptian - Late/Upper Aptian121.4 - 113.2France Barroisia sp. (56667)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2France (Rhone-Alpes) Barroisia anastomans (112654)