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Sphaeronites

Sphaeronitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Sphaeronites Hisinger
1878Sphaeronis Angelin p. 30
1945Sphaeronites Regnéll
1983Sphaeronites Paul and Bockelie
1984Sphaeronites Bockelie
2002Sphaeronites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilySphaeronitidaNeumayr 1889
familySphaeronitidaeNeumayr 1889
genusSphaeronitesHisinger 1828

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. †Sphaeronites Hisinger 1828
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Subg. †Sphaeronites (Ataphros) Paul and Bockelie 1983
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Sphaeronites (Ataphros) insuliporus Paul and Bockelie 1983
Subg. †Sphaeronites (Sphaeronites) Hisinger 1828
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Sphaeronites (Sphaeronites) minor Paul and Bockelie 1983
Sphaeronites crateriformis Růžička 1927
Sphaeronites globulus Angelin 1896
Sphaeronites leuchtenbergi Volborth 1846
Sphaeronites pomum Volborth 1846
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Invalid names: Sphaeronites rossicum Hecker 1900 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:36:39
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:36:39
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Llanvirn to the top of the Rawtheyan or 468.00000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (XinJiang) S. sp. (20806)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Belarus S. sp. (195453)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden (Vastergotland) S. pomum, S. minor (211559)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden (Dalarne) S. pomum (162374 162380)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden (Östergötland) S. pomum (160473)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden (Öland) Glyptosphaerites leuchtenbergi (162348) S. pomum (165256 165719)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden Glyptosphaerites leuchtenbergi (162453) S. minor (165258 165259) S. pomum (160499 162375 162376 162377 162378 162379 162381 162382 162383 162384 162385 162423 162496 165257)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Yunnan) S. sp. (5423 5427)
Aseri463.5 - 460.9Estonia Glyptosphaerites leuchtenbergi (56200 56201)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Estonia Glyptosphaerites leuchtenbergi (56203)
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2China (Yunnan) S. sp. (5424)
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Sweden S. sp. (2765 2769)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Sweden (Öland) S. globulus (158487)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Norway S. pauciscleritatus (163004)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarne) S. variabilis (162471)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway S. pauciscleritatus (159530 162988)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) S. globulus (73411) S. variabilis (165261)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) S. variabilis (165717)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Norway S. pauciscleritatus (162962)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) S. variabilis (163115 165718)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) S. variabilis (73490)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Wales) S. litchi (165264) S. litchi, S. insuliporus (165260)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) S. sp. (165233)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) S. litchi (165262) S. pyriformis (165265 165266)