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Spirophorida

Demospongiae - Spirophorida

Taxonomy
Spirophorida was named by Bergquist and Hogg (1969).

It was assigned to Tetractinomorpha by Bambach et al. (2007).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Spirophorida Bergquist and Hogg
2007Spirophorida Bambach et al. p. S4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetractinomorphaLévi 1956
orderSpirophoridaBergquist and Hogg 1969
orderSpirophoridaBergquist and Hogg 1969

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.

Or. †Spirophorida Bergquist and Hogg 1969
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Fm. Samidae Sollas 1888
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G. Samus Gray 1867
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicasubc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: COMMENTS: Erect, non-motile attached suspension feeding according to Bambach et al. (2007)o
Created: 2009-05-08 18:30:56
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:30:56
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Finks et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Serravallian or 38.00000 to 11.62000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Samus anonymus (229619)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Slovakia Samidae indet. (147807)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Portugal Spirophorida indet., Samus sp. (117021)