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Astylospongiidae

Demospongiae - Astylospongiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Astylospongiidae Zittel
2001Astylospongiidae Rigby et al. p. 454
2004Astylospongiidae Finks et al. p. 125

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAstylospongiidaeZittel 1877
familyAstylospongiidaeZittel 1877

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. †Astylospongiidae Zittel 1877
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G. †Astyloscyphia Rigby et al. 2001
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Astyloscyphia irregularia Rigby et al. 2001
Astyloscyphia turbinata Rigby et al. 2001
G. †Astylospongia Roemer 1860
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Astylospongia lutera Rigby and Chatterton 1989
Astylospongia praemorsa Goldfuss 1826
G. †Astylospongiella Rigby and Lenz 1978
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Astylospongiella striola Rigby and Chatterton 1989
G. †Astylostroma Rigby and Webby 1988
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Astylostroma micra Rigby and Webby 1988
G. †Astylotuba Rigby et al. 2001
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Astylotuba modica Rigby et al. 2001
G. †Attungaia Pickett 1969
G. †Camellaspongia Rigby and Bayer 1971
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Camellaspongia tumula Rigby and Bayer 1971
G. †Carpospongia Rauff 1894
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Carpospongia castanea Roemer 1861
Carpospongia globosa Eichwald 1830
G. †Caryoconus Rhebergen and van Kempen 2002
G. †Caryospongia Rauff 1894
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Caryospongia tuberosa de Freitas 1991
Invalid names: Caryomanon [synonym]
G. †Devonoscyphia Rietschel 1968
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Devonoscyphia regulara Rigby et al. 2001
Devonoscyphia sandbergeri Rietschel 1968
G. †Ellesmerespongia Rigby 1970
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G. †Globispongia Jux 1992
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G. †Inglispongia Pickett 1969
G. †Jazwicella Rigby et al. 2001
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Jazwicella media Rigby et al. 2001
G. †Palaeomanon Roemer 1860
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Palaeomanon cratera Roemer 1848
Palaeomanon roemeri Walcott 1884
Invalid names: Astylomanon [synonym]
G. †Phialaspongia Rigby and Bayer 1971
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Phialaspongia fossa Rigby and Bayer 1971
G. †Raanespongia Rigby and Terrell 1973
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Raanespongia iranica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2007
Raanespongia monilis Rigby and Terrell 1973
G. †Shuqraiopsis Jansa et al. 1982
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: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Dapingian to the top of the Valanginian or 471.30000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Argentina Astylospongiidae indet. (241347)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) Astylostroma micra (2696)
Eastonian - Bolindian452.3 - 443.1Australia (New South Wales) Astylostroma micra (2697)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Camellaspongia tumula, Phialaspongia fossa (120504) Phialaspongia fossa (120503 120505)
Bolindian449.0 - 443.1Australia (New South Wales) Astylostroma micra (119489)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Astylospongia praemorsa (81280)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Astylospongia praemorsa, Carpospongia castanea (121299) Astylospongiidae indet. (121300) Carpospongia castanea (121303 121380 121384 121386) Palaeomanon cratera (121381 121389 121392)
Sheinwoodian - Homerian432.9 - 426.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Carpospongia castanea (90318)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) Astylospongia praemorsa (26802)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) Astylospongia praemorsa (25876 26778 26789 26794) Astylospongia sp. (26700)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Nunavut) Astylospongia lutera, Astylospongiella striola (119785) Astylospongiella striola (119777 119784) Carpospongia globosa, Astylospongiella striola (119778) Caryospongia juglans, Caryospongia tuberosa (79385)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Indiana) Astylospongia sp. (26688)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (New South Wales) Astylospongia tarda, Attungaia wellingtonensis, Garraspongia vannus (25698)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Globispongia paffrathi (112146)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Belgium Devonoscyphia sandbergeri (120924 120925)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Attungaia wellingtonensis (84826)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Poland Devonoscyphia regulara, Astyloscyphia turbinata (61841) Devonoscyphia sanctacrucensis, Devonoscyphia regulara, Jazwicella media, Astyloscyphia irregularia, Astyloscyphia turbinata, Astylotuba modica (61840)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86France Astylospongia armoricensis (112135)
Asselian - Artinskian298.9 - 283.3Canada (Nunavut) Ellesmerespongia feildeni (117800)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (Nunavut) Raanespongia monilis (111868 111871 111872 111874)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Iran Raanespongia iranica (75767)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1North Atlantic Shuqraiopsis abenakiensis (67978)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6North Atlantic Shuqraiopsis abenakiensis (45348)