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Tretodictyidae

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Tretodictyidae

Taxonomy
Tretodictyidae was named by Schulze (1887). It is extant.

It was assigned to Hexactinosa by Finks et al. (2004); and to Sceptrulophora by Worheide et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Tretodictyidae Schulze
2004Tretodictyidae Finks et al. p. 501
2012Tretodictyidae Worheide et al. p. 35 figs. Fig. 1.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyTretodictyidaeSchulze 1887
familyTretodictyidaeSchulze 1887

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. Tretodictyidae Schulze 1887
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G. †Anomochone Ijima 1927
Subfm. †Placotrematinae Reid 2004
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G. †Cincliderma Hinde 1994
G. Fieldingia Kent 1870
G. †Placotrema Hinde 1884
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Placotrema cretaceum Hinde 1884
Subfm. Tretodictyinae Schulze 1887
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G. Auloplax Schulze 1904
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Auloplax spongiosus Schrammen 1912
G. Hexactinella Carter 1885
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Hexactinella alpina Lagneau-Herenger 1962
Hexactinella calolepis Brimaud and Vachard 1986
Hexactinella clampensis Frisone et al. 2016
Hexactinella nymphaea Defretin-Lefranc 1960
Hexactinella prisca Mehl and Fürsich 1997
G. †Prohexactinella Moret 1926
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Prohexactinella subconica Lagneau-Herenger 1962
G. Psilocalyx Ijima 1927
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Invalid names: Nitidus de Laubenfels 1955 [synonym]
G. †Ramalmerina Brimaud and Vachard 1986
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Ramalmerina fischeri Brimaud and Vachard 1986
G. Sclerothamnopsis Wilson 1904
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Sclerothamnopsis collina Brimaud and Vachard 1986
G. Tretodictyum Schulze 1887
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Tretodictyum loeschmanni Schrammen 1912
Tretodictyum pfaffi Schrammen 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Tortonian or 168.20000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 165.3 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3India (Gujarat) Hexactinella prisca (93561)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Hexactinella alpina (112149)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Prohexactinella subconica (112210)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Prohexactinella subconica (112215)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Hexactinella sp., Hexactinella loeschmanni (112692)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Placotrema cretaceum (112693)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Picardie) Hexactinella nymphaea (113566)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Tretodictyum loeschmanni, Tretodictyum pfaffi, Auloplax spongiosus (110530)
Campanian - Danian83.6 - 61.66New Zealand (Chatham Islands Territory) Auloplax sp. (110116)
Danian66.0 - 61.66New Zealand (Chatham Islands Territory) Tretodictyidae indet. (110117)
Teurian - Waipawan66.0 - 52.0New Zealand Psilocalyx wilsoni, Sclerothamnopsis compressa, Tretodictyidae indet., Fieldingia sp. (110069)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Veneto) Hexactinella clampensis, Anomochone sp. (110070)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain Hexactinella informis (61240 61241 61243 61246 61247)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Hexactinella conica, Hexactinella tubula (4869)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain (Andalusia) Sclerothamnopsis collina, Ramalmerina fischeri (116135)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain (Murcia) Hexactinella calolepis (116132)