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Dictyospongiidae

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Dictyospongiidae Hall and Clarke
2004Dictyospongiidae Finks et al. p. 372
2005Dictyospongiidae Rigby and von Bitter p. 462

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyDictyospongioideaHall and Clarke 1899
familyDictyospongiidaeHall and Clarke 1899
familyDictyospongiidaeHall and Clarke 1899

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. †Dictyospongiidae Hall and Clarke 1899
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Subfm. †Calathospongiinae Hall and Clarke 1899
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G. †Corticospongia Caster 1939
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G. †Hydriodictya Hall and Clarke 1899
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Hydriodictya cyclix Hall and Clarke 1899
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Phragmodictya jinshaensis Xinglian et al. 2014
G. †Diagonodictya Rigby and von Bitter 2005
Subfm. †Dictyospongiinae Hall and Clarke 1899
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G. †Cyathophycella Rigby and Stuart 1988
G. †Dialyscyphia Hurcewicz and Czarniecki 1986
G. †Dictyospongia Hall and Clarke 1899
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Dictyospongia apache Rigby and Chatterton 1989
G. †Hyalosinica Steiner et al. 1993
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Hyalosinica archaica Steiner et al. 1993
G. †Lobospongia Hurcewicz 1985
G. †Microstaura Finks 1960
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Microstaura doliolum Finks 1960
G. †Polonoscyphia Hurcewicz 1985
G. †Porsguenospongia Pickett and Plusquellec 1998
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Porsguenospongia lejalnicolae Pickett and Plusquellec 1998
G. †Ramulospongia Hurcewicz 1985
G. †Repospongia Hurcewicz and Czarniecki 1986
G. †Reticulicymbalum Botting 2005
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Reticulicymbalum tres Botting 2005
G. †Retifungus Rietschel 1970
G. †Sanshadictya Mehl and Reitner 1993
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Sanshadictya microreticulata Mehl and Reitner 1993
Subfm. †Hydnoceratinae Finks et al. 2004
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G. †Hydnoangulus Rigby and Ausich 1981
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Hydnoangulus quadratus Rigby and Ausich 1981
G. †Hydnocerina Clarke 1918
G. †Protoprisma Rigby and Collins 2004
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Protoprisma annulata Rigby and Collins 2004
G. †Tylodictya Hall and Clark 1899
G. †Microstaurella Rigby et al. 2007
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Microstaurella minima Rigby et al. 2007
Microstaurella parva Rigby et al. 2007
Subfm. †Physospongiinae Hall and Clark 1899
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G. †Uphantenia Vanuxem 1842
Subfm. †Prismodictyinae de Laubenfels 1955
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G. †Dictyophyton Hall 1863
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G. †Dictyophytra Rauff 1894
G. †Ithacadictya Caster 1939
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Ithacadictya cornelli Caster 1939
G. †Norfordia Rigby and Harris 1979
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Norfordia gabrielsei Rigby and Harris 1979
G. †Tiddalickia Rigby and Webby 1988
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Tiddalickia manitobensis Rigby and Leith 1989
Tiddalickia quadrata Rigby and Webby 1988
G. †Ursaspongia Rigby 1986
Subfm. †Thysanodictyinae Hall and Clarke 1899
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G. †Acloeodictya Hall and Clark 1899
G. †Arystidictya Hall and Clark 1899
G. †Mattaspongia Rigby 1970
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Mattaspongia apaches Rigby 1970
G. †Minitaspongia Carrera et al. 2018
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Minitaspongia parvis Carrera et al. 2018
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: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Capitanian or 525.50000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5China (Yunnan) Hyalosinica sp. (156226)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Anhui) Hyalosinica archaica (96370)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Guizhou) Phragmodictya jinshaensis (157542)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Guizhou) Hyalosinica archaica (86849)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Hunan) Hyalosinica archaica, Sanshadictya microreticulata (86850)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Protoprisma annulata (121959 121963)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) Reticulicymbalum tres (119434)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Tiddalickia manitobensis (120497)
Bolindian449.0 - 443.1Australia (New South Wales) Tiddalickia quadrata (119489)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7Canada (British Columbia) Norfordia gabrielsei (120574)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Nunavut) Dictyospongia apache (119786)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Dictyospongiidae indet., Retifungus rudens (26904)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Ghana Prismodictya sp. (35605)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Manitoba) Hydnoceras sp. (228163)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Ithacadictya cornelli (76161)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) Mattaspongia apaches (111940 111941)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86France Porsguenospongia lejalnicolae (112135)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Calathospongia carceralis (76159) Corticospongia bradfordensis (76160)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2USA (New York) Prismodictya telum (216398)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Calathospongia carlli, Calathospongia tidioutensis (76157)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (Indiana) Hydnoangulus quadratus, Hydriodictya cyclix (111786)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7Argentina Minitaspongia parvis (193459)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Indiana) Dictyospongia indet. (180968) Dictyospongia sp. (2455)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) Dictyospongia sp., Physospongia colletti (2059)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) Hydnoangulus sp., Cleodictya sp., Hydriodictya sp., Lebedictya sp., Phragmodictya sp., Physospongia sp. (556) Lebedictya crinita (8130 8132 8133 8134) Lebedictya crinita, Phragmodictya catilliforme, Physospongia dawsoni (8138) Phragmodictya catilliforme (8131 8135 8139) Phragmodictya catilliforme, Physospongia colletti, Physospongia sp. (8137) Physospongia colletti (8121) Physospongia dawsoni (8129 8136)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Alabama) Clathrospongia bangorensis, Clathrospongia sp. A, Clathrospongia sp. B, Dictyospongia sp., Phragmodictya rugosa, Thamnodictya radiata (907)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Oklahoma) Dictyospongia sp. (111937)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Diagonodictya crusta (62061)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Microstaura doliolum (43517 81948)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Microstaura doliolum, Microstaurella minima (75976 75978) Microstaurella parva (75979)