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Spongeliomorpha
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).
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
Year | Name and author |
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1887 | Spongeliomorpha de Saporta |
1975 | Spongeliomorpha Hantzschel |
2002 | Spongeoliomorpha Sepkoski |
2004 | Spongeliomorpha Finks et al. p. 45 |
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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.
G. †Spongeliomorpha de Saporta 1887
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†Spongeliomorpha carlsbergi Bromley and Asgaard 1979
†Spongeliomorpha iberica de Saporta 1887
†Spongeliomorpha milfordensis Metz 1993
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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W. Hantzschel 1975 | Thick, elongate burrows, cylindrical; suggestive of antlers; with ramifications and lateral tapering offshoots; surface with network of ?scratching traces crossing each other at acute angles. |