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Halichondrites
Taxonomy
Halichondrites was named by Walcott (1920) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u O Trem Sepkoski's reference number: 766,883,1066]. It is the type genus of Halichondritidae.
It was assigned to Haplosclerida by Sepkoski (2002); to Halichondritidae by Finks et al. (2004) and Rigby and Collins (2004); to Demospongia by Bambach et al. (2007); and to Porifera by Caron and Jackson (2008).
It was assigned to Haplosclerida by Sepkoski (2002); to Halichondritidae by Finks et al. (2004) and Rigby and Collins (2004); to Demospongia by Bambach et al. (2007); and to Porifera by Caron and Jackson (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1920 | Halichondrites Walcott |
| 2002 | Halichondrites Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Halichondrites Finks et al. p. 19 |
| 2004 | Halichondrites Rigby and Collins |
| 2007 | Halichondrites Bambach et al. p. S80 |
| 2008 | Halicondrites Caron and Jackson p. 226 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Caron and Jackson 2008, Whittington et al. 1997 | |||||
Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 521.00000 to 150.80000 Ma
Collections (18 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Cambrian | China (Yunnan) | H. elissa (156226) | |
| Atdabanian | China (Yunnan) | H. sp. (68083 86846) Halicondrites sp. (86930) | |
| Nangaoian | China (Yunnan) | H. elissa (194150 194163) H. sp. (132329 132330) | |
| Nangaoian | China (Hubai) | H. sp. (219687) | |
| Delamaran | Canada (British Columbia) | H. elissa (121962) H. sp. (121957 121960) Halicondrites elissa (84420 84428 84429 84430) | |
| Menevian | USA (Utah) | H. sp. (230681) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | H. sp. (154138) |