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Pelicaspongiidae
Taxonomy
Pelicaspongiidae was named by Rigby (1970).
It was assigned to Amphidiscosa by Rigby (1970), Finks and Rigby (2004).
It was assigned to Amphidiscosa by Rigby (1970), Finks and Rigby (2004).
Subtaxa
Arakespongia, Ascospongiella, Asturiaspongia, Cavospongiella, Estrellaspongia, Galeospongia, Hadrophragmos, Hexirregularia, Keriogastrospongia, Larispongia, Liscombispongia, Lysactinella, Naybandospongia, Pelicaspongia, Pseudohydnoceras, Spiractinella, Stiodermiella, Trailospongia, Twenhofelella, Vaurealispongia
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1970 | Pelicaspongiidae Rigby |
| 2004 | Pelicaspongiidae Finks and Rigby p. 321 |
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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. †Pelicaspongiidae Rigby 1970
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G. †Ascospongiella Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
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†Ascospongiella capdevilae Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
G. †Asturiaspongia Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
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†Asturiaspongia aqualiforma Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
G. †Estrellaspongia Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
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†Estrellaspongia irregulara Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
G. †Hadrophragmos Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
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†Hadrophragmos soleniscus Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
G. †Larispongia Carrera 1998
G. †Lysactinella
G. †Naybandospongia Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 2007
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†Naybandospongia gigantia Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 2007
G. †Pelicaspongia Rigby 1970
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†Pelicaspongia cupula Rigby 1986
†Pelicaspongia perforata Rigby and Dixon 1979
†Pelicaspongia sterea Rigby 1970
G. †Stiodermiella
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Sevatian or 486.40000 to 205.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 477.1 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 477.1 Ma
Collections (26 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tremadoc | Argentina | Larispongia magdalenae (66383) | |
| Darriwilian | United Kingdom (Wales) | Ascospongiella NMW.2021.3 G.37, Ascospongiella NMW.2021.3 G.39i (230215) | |
| Eastonian | Australia (New South Wales) | Liscombispongia nodosa (119501) | |
| Sheinwoodian | USA (Indiana) | Vaurealispongia sp. (26805) | |
| Wenlock | USA (Indiana) | Twenhofelella waldroni (26856) Vaurealispongia minuta (26789) | |
| Ludlow | Canada (Nunavut) | Pelicaspongia perforata (119859) | |
| Lochkovian | USA (Tennessee) | Stiodermiella amanita (3596) Stiodermiella amanita, Stiodermiella tetragona (3599) Twenhofelella bulbulus, Stiodermiella amanita (3597) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian | Spain (Asturias) | Asturiaspongia aqualiforma (39706) | |
| Givetian | USA (New York) | Pseudohydnoceras erraticum (111779) | |
| Frasnian | Canada (Alberta) | Pelicaspongia sterea (111942) | |
| Frasnian | Australia (Western Australia) | Pelicaspongia sp. (84827) | |
| Early/Lower Famennian | Australia (Western Australia) | Pelicaspongia sp., Pelicaspongia cupula, Cavospongiella sp., Cavospongiella confossa, Galeospongia pleraducta (84830) | |
| Famennian | Australia (Western Australia) | Pelicaspongia cupula (84828 84829 84831) Pelicaspongia sp., Pelicaspongia cupula, Cavospongiella confossa, Galeospongia pleraducta (83973) | |
| Asbian - Brigantian | Spain (Cordoba) | Estrellaspongia irregulara (39708) | |
| Morrowan | USA (Oklahoma) | Arakespongia mega (111936) | |
| Bashkirian | Spain (Leon) | Hadrophragmos soleniscus, Ascospongiella capdevilae (39855) | |
| Capitanian | USA (Texas) | Trailospongia reischi, Hexirregularia nana (75976) | |
| Carnian | China (Sichuan) | Keriogastrospongia phialoides (25405 117022) | |
| Sevatian | Iran | Naybandospongia gigantia (37961) |