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Eiffeliidae

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Eiffeliidae

Taxonomy
Eiffeliidae was named by Rigby (1986). It is extant. Its type is Eiffelia.

It was assigned to Octactinellida by Finks et al. (2004); and to Heteractinida by Skovsted (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Eiffeliidae Rigby
2004Eiffeliidae Finks et al.
2006Eiffeliidae Skovsted p. 1098

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
familyEiffeliidaeRigby 1986
familyEiffeliidaeRigby 1986

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. Eiffeliidae Rigby 1986
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G. †Chilcaia Carrera 1994
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†Chilcaia bimuralis Carrera 1994
G. †Eiffelia Walcott 1920
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†Eiffelia araniformis Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981
†Eiffelia globosa Walcott 1920
†Eiffelia hispanica Sdzuy 1969
Invalid names: Lenastella Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981 [synonym]
G. †Eiffelospongia Rigby and Collins 2004
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†Eiffelospongia hirsuta Rigby and Collins 2004
G. †Gondekia Rigby 1991
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†Gondekia hastula Rigby 1991
†Gondekia lancifer Reimann 1945
G. †Petaloptyon Raymond 1931
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†Petaloptyon danei Raymond 1931
Invalid names: Canistrumella Rigby 1986 [synonym]
G. †Zangerlispongia Rigby and Nitecki 1975
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†Zangerlispongia richardsoni Rigby and Nitecki 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-11 01:52:20
Modified: 2011-06-30 06:44:23
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Branchian to the top of the Desmoinesian or 517.10000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections (84 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian - Atdabanian525.5 - 516.0Guinea Eiffelia sp. (7790)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Kyrgyzstan Lenastella araniformis, Lenastella aculeata, Lenastella mucronata (99329) Lenastella araniformis, Lenastella aculeata, Lenastella mucronata, Lenastella umbonata (99325 99326 99327 99328)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Kazakhstan Lenastella araniformis (99357) Lenastella araniformis, Lenastella mucronata (99300 99301 99302 99303 99324) Lenastella mucronata (99316 99317 99318 99332 99333)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Eiffelia araniformis (10016 96931 96960 96966 97739 97741 97742 97744 97746 97747 97748 97749 97750 97767 97768 97769 97783)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Henan) Eiffelia sp. (49532)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.9Australia (Northern Territory) Lenastella sp. (80921)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0United Kingdom (England) Lenastella sp. (79932)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Australia (South Australia) Eiffelia araniformis (96932 96958 96959 96965 97751 97770 97771 97772 97773 97774 97775)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Kazakhstan Lenastella araniformis, Lenastella mucronata, Lenastella umbonata (99362)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9China (Shaanxi) Eiffelia araniformis (199515 199516 199517 199534)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Greenland (Peary Land) Eiffelia sp. (210618)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Greenland Eiffelia araniformis (49464)
Toyonian512.9 - 510.2Turkey (Konya) Eiffelia araniformis (91535)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Jordan Eiffelia araniformis (139932)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Eiffelia globosa (84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 121963) Petaloptyon danei (84435 121958) Petaloptyon danei, Eiffelia globosa (121959 121962) Petaloptyon danei, Eiffelia globosa, Eiffelospongia hirsuta (121957)
Ordian - Undillan511.2 - 500.5Australia (Queensland) Canistrumella sp., Eiffelia sp. (122074)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Italy (Iglesiente) Eiffelia araniformis (139878)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Spain (León) Eiffelia sp. (216175 216182)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) Eiffelia sp. (188664)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Eiffelia sp. (215)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Iran Eiffelia hispanica (121298)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina Chilcaia sp. (8747 8748)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina (San Juan) Chilcaia bimuralis (119888)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4United Kingdom (Wales) Eiffeliidae indet. (216511)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany Gondekia sp. (227413)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Ontario) Gondekia hastula (111782)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Gondekia lancifer (111704)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Illinois) Zangerlispongia richardsoni (120999)