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Rossellidae

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Rossellidae

Taxonomy
Rossellidae was named by Gray (1872). Its type is Rossellinae.

It was assigned to Lyssacinosa by Reid (2004); and to Lyssacinosida by Brückner (2006) and Worheide et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Rossellidae Gray
2004Rossellidae Reid p. 456
2006Rossellidae Brückner p. 24
2012Rossellidae Worheide et al. p. 35 figs. Fig. 1.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
familyRossellidaeGray 1872
familyRossellidaeGray 1872

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. †Rossellidae Gray 1872
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G. Asconema Kent 1870
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Asconema oligocaena Brückner et al. 2003
G. †Matteolaspongia Botting et al. 2018
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Matteolaspongia hemiglobosa Botting et al. 2018
G. Rossella Carter 1872
Subfm. Rossellinae Schulze 1885
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G. †Schaudinnia Schulze 1900
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: 2009-05-08 19:10:17
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:10:17
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Rupelian or 467.30000 to 28.10000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 458.4 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4United Kingdom (Wales) R. NIGP175889, R. NMW.2021.3 G.39ii (230215)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4China Matteolaspongia hemiglobosa (197687 197688)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Denmark Rossella borealis, Rossella futilis, Rossella rara, Rossella rotunda, Rossella arnagerensis, Rossella bromleyi, Schaudinnia saetiger (74908)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Brandenburg) Asconema oligocaena (91096)