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Spongophyllidae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Spongophyllidae

Taxonomy
Spongophyllidae was named by Dybowski (1873). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptenophyllina by Hill (1981), Pedder and Murphy (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Spongophyllidae Dybowski
1981Spongophyllidae Hill
1997Spongophyllidae Pedder and Murphy p. 359

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familySpongophyllidaeDybowski 1873
familySpongophyllidaeDybowski 1873

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. †Spongophyllidae Dybowski 1873
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G. †Battersbyia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
G. †Carlinastraea Merriam 1976
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†Carlinastraea callosa Zhen 1995
G. †Denayphyllum Merriam 1973
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†Denayphyllum denayensls Merriam 1973
G. †Heterospongophyllum Huang and Kong 1978
G. †Neovepresiphyllum Jia 1977
G. †Spongophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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†Spongophyllum neomphymoides Tyazheva et al. 1976
†Spongophyllum sedgwicki Edwards and Haime 1851
G. †Tawuphyllum Pedder 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Llandovery to the top of the Late/Upper Givetian or 443.10000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7China (Xinjiang) Spongophyllum sp. (27816)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (California) Spongophyllum sedgwicki (229253 229257)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Canada (Yukon) Spongophyllum sp. (14008)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62China (Jilin) Spongophyllum sp. (25759)
Gedinnine419.62 - 413.02Mongolia Spongophyllum halysitoides (79686)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Nevada) Carlinastraea halysitoides (36952 36954)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation Spongophyllum giganteum (24741) Spongophyllum sp. (24738)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Jilin) Spongophyllum sp. (27746 27747)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Yukon) Spongophyllum halysitoides (14013)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) Spongophyllum halysitoides, Spongophyllum giganteum (81749)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Spongophyllum giganteum (81652)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Bashkir) Spongophyllum halysitoides (13942)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Tajikistan Spongophyllum sp. (24739)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Australia (New South Wales) Spongophyllum halysitoides, Spongophyllum rosiforme (25700)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Australia (Queensland) Carlinastraea acanthus (40002 40003) Carlinastraea sp. (40014)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Russian Federation Spongophyllum sp. (24737)
Lochkovian - Emsian419.62 - 393.47Austria (Carnic Alps) Spongophyllum halisitoides (77909)
Lochkovian - Emsian419.62 - 393.47Tajikistan Spongophyllum sp. (76914)
Lochkovian - Zlichovian419.62 - 393.47Canada (Yukon) Spongophyllum sp. (603)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31USA (Alaska) Spongophyllum sp. A (101441)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Spongophyllum neomphymoides (81649 81654)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Tajikistan Carlinastraea halysitoides, Carlinastraea originale, Spongophyllum shearsbii (84334)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62USA (Nevada) Spongophyllum sp. (595)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) Spongophyllum giganteum (81750)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Spongophyllum schluteri (40700)
Siegen413.02 - 410.62Mongolia Spongophyllum halysitoides (79688)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian413.02 - 399.5Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) Spongophyllum halysitoides (81790)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Tajikistan Spongophyllum halysitoides (79093)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Vietnam Spongophyllum halysitoides (83329)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Alaska) Spongophyllum sp. (75818)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Australia (Queensland) Carlinastraea callosa (106560)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Vietnam Spongophyllum halysitoides (83243)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Alaska) Spongophyllum sp. A (101453 101456 101458 101473) Spongophyllum sp. B (101452)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Northwest Territories) Tawuphyllum furtivum, Tawuphyllum atypicum (84255) Tawuphyllum impeditum, Tawuphyllum praeclarum, Tawuphyllum sp. (84256) Tawuphyllum sp. (55468 55481 55603)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (British Columbia) Tawuphyllum praeclarum (84250)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) Spongophyllum sp. (40012)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany Spongophyllum pusillum (227413)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Canada (British Columbia) Tawuphyllum furtivum (84252)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia Battersbyia anisactis (84368 84369)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Hessen) Spongophyllum sp. (77752)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) Spongophyllum kunthi (81014)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Guangxi) Spongophyllum sp. (3967)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) Spongophyllum variabilis (80378)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Austria (Kärnten) Battersbyia sp. (81665)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Battersbyia sp. (82565)