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Spongodiscus
Taxonomy
Spongodiscus was named by Ehrenberg (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give R Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is extant. Its type is Spongodiscus resurgens. It is the type genus of Spongodiscidae.
It was assigned to Spongodiscidae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Spongodiscidae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
S. acinus, S. cribrarius, S. herzynicus, S. lenticulatus, S. punctus, S. quartus, S. resurgens (type species), S. scutulatus, S. sphaereatus, S. volgensis
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1854 | Spongodiscus Ehrenberg |
| 1892 | Spongodiscus herzynicus Rüst |
| 1899 | Spongodiscus acinus Hinde |
| 1899 | Spongodiscus cribrarius Hinde |
| 1899 | Spongodiscus punctus Hinde |
| 2001 | Spongodiscus De Wever et al. p. 158 |
| 2002 | Spongodiscus Sepkoski |
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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. Spongodiscus Ehrenberg 1854
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†Spongodiscus lenticulatus Won 1983
†Spongodiscus quartus Borisenko 1958
Spongodiscus resurgens Ehrenberg 1854
†Spongodiscus scutulatus Hinde 1899
†Spongodiscus sphaereatus Liu 1992
†Spongodiscus volgensis Lipman 1952
Invalid names: Spongodiscus acinus Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium], Spongodiscus cribrarius Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium], Spongodiscus herzynicus Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Spongodiscus punctus Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available