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Spongonariinae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Spongonariinae Crickmay
1981Spongonariinae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
subfamilySpongonariinaeCrickmay 1962
subfamilySpongonariinaeCrickmay 1962

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.

Subfm. †Spongonariinae Crickmay 1962
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G. †Breviseptophyllum Ermakova 1960
G. †Careophyllum Brownlaw and Jell 2008
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G. †Disphyllia He 1978
G. †Spongonaria Crickmay 1962
G. †Tropidophyllum Pedder 1971
G. †Utaratuia Crickmay 1960
G. †Variseptophyllum Kong 1978
G. †Zelolasma Pedder 1964
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 Gorstian to the top of the Frasnian or 427.40000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Australia (Australian Capital Territories) Zelolasma praecox (25687)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Australia (New South Wales) Zelolasma gemmiforme (25699)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Spain (Palencia) Zelolasma sp. (121774 121804)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Spain (Asturias) Zelolasma sp. (121812)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Vietnam Zelolasma dongvanensis (83248)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Tajikistan Zelolasma gemmiforme (45831)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Australia (Victoria) Tropidophyllum sp. (25716)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Spongonaria parca, Spongonaria ogilviensis (45307) Spongonaria parca, Spongonaria ogilviensis, Spongonaria sp. (45306)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9China (Guangxi) Spongonaria simplex (4865)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Spongonaria ampullacea (40708)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Utaratuia acupicta, Utaratuia laevigata (84255) Utaratuia laevigata, Utaratuia acupicta, Utaratuia sp. (84256)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) Breviseptophyllum sp. (4864) Utaratuia sinensis (4023 4024)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Canada (British Columbia) Utaratuia acupicta (84252)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Utaratuia sp. (34871)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7France Disphyllia wangi, Disphyllia hamoriensis, Disphyllia periclada, Disphyllia magnei (38681)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Western Australia) Careophyllum brevilamellatum (92851 92853 92857 92862 92874)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Vietnam Zelolasma mirabilis (83244)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Australia (Western Australia) Careophyllum sp. (92849)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Donia brevilamellata (25263)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Australia (Western Australia) Careophyllum brevilamellatum (92858)