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Spongolophophenidae

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Spongolophophenidae

Taxonomy
Spongolophophenidae was named by Kozur and Mostler (1994). It is extant. Its type is Spongolophophaena.

It was assigned to Acanthodesmiacea by De Wever et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Spongolophophenidae Kozur and Mostler
2001Spongolophophenidae De Wever et al. p. 247

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familySpongolophophenidaeKozur and Mostler 1994
familySpongolophophenidaeKozur and Mostler 1994

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. Spongolophophenidae Kozur and Mostler 1994
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G. †Conospongocyrtis Kozur and Mostler 1994
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Conospongocyrtis bragini Tekin and Mostler 2005
Conospongocyrtis tekini Bragin 2007
G. †Maudia Carter et al. 1988
G. †Spongolophophaena Kozur and Mostler 1994
G. Triassospongocyrtis Kozur and Mostler 1994
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Triassospongocyrtis longispinosa Kozur and Mostler 1994
Triassospongocyrtis yaoi Kozur and Mostler 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicap
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: omnivorep
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 1999

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Triassic to the top of the Late/Upper Toarcian or 251.90200 to 174.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 246.7 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Japan Triassospongocyrtis sp. (153173)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Slovenia Triassospongocyrtis longispinosa, Triassospongocyrtis yaoi (96051)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Conospongocyrtis bragini (66892)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Cyprus Conospongocyrtis tekini (73854)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.9 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Maudia yakounense (71094 71095 71096 71098)