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Spongeliomorpha

Demospongiae - Dictyoceratida - Dysideidae

Taxonomy
Spongeliomorpha was named by de Saporta (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi]. Its type is Spongeliomorpha iberica.

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975); to Dictyoceratida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dysideidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Spongeliomorpha de Saporta
1975Spongeliomorpha Hantzschel
2002Spongeoliomorpha Sepkoski
2004Spongeliomorpha Finks et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassKeratosa
RankNameAuthor
orderDictyoceratida
familyDysideidaeGray 1867
genusSpongeliomorphade Saporta 1887

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.

G. †Spongeliomorpha de Saporta 1887
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Spongeliomorpha carlsbergi Bromley and Asgaard 1979
Spongeliomorpha iberica de Saporta 1887
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Thick, elongate burrows, cylindrical; suggestive of antlers; with ramifications and lateral tapering offshoots; surface with network of ?scratching traces crossing each other at acute angles.