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Axinellida

Demospongiae - Axinellida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Axinellida Bergquist
2004Axinellida Finks et al. p. 169

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetractinomorphaLĂ©vi 1956
orderAxinellidaBergquist 1967
orderAxinellidaBergquist 1967

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.

Or. †Axinellida Bergquist 1967
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Fm. †Agelasidae Verrill 1907
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G. †Ropalospongia Mostler 1994
G. Astrosclerida Lister 1900
Fm. Axinellidae Carter 1875
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G. Axinella Schmidt 1862
Fm. Ceratoporellidae Hartmann and Goreau 1972
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G. †Preceratoporella Termier and Termier 1977
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Preceratoporella tunisiana Termier and Termier 1977
Fm. †Cladocoropsidae Termier 1977
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G. †Cladocoropsis Felix 1907
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Cladocoropsis dubertreti Hudson 1954
Cladocoropsis lindstroemi Kano et al. 2007
G. †Sarmentofascis Termier 1977
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Sarmentofascis benesti Termier 1977
Sarmentofascis cretacica Turnsek 1968
Sarmentofascis fasciculata Yabe and Sugiyama 1935
G. †Cylicoopsis Le Maitre 1937
Fm. †Neuroporidae Termier et al. 1985
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G. †Periomipora Termier 1985
Fm. †Syringostrominidae Lecompte 1952
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G. †Syringostromina Lecompte 1952
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Syringostromina pruvosti Lecompte 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Comments: Kiessling (2002): Jurassic–Cretaceous stromatoporoids were probably preferentially high-Mg calcitic (Van de Poel and Schlager, 1994).o
Created: 2007-09-07 04:30:05
Modified: 2007-09-07 06:30:05
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004, Finks et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wordian to the top of the Burdigalian or 268.80000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 259.9 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian268.8 - 259.9Tunisia (Madanin) Preceratoporella tunisiana (42092 42094)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) Praeceratoporella sp. (36221)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Hungary Pantokratoria fasiculata (42258)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Greece Pantokratoria fasciculata (56714)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Hungary Ellipsactinia sp. (23870)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0India Cladocoropsis sp. (36385 36386)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Tajikistan Pamirostroma tenuis, Pamirostroma ramosa (34648)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation Pamirostroma sp. (40409)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Peru (Arequipa region) Cladocoropsis mirabilis (38079)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Thailand Cladocoropsis mirabilis (127116)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Thailand Cladocoropsis mirabilis (79546)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Croatia Cladocoropsis mirabilis (21186)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian163.5 - 150.8China (Xizang) Cladocoropsis mirabilis (116455) Cladocoropsis mirabilis, Cladocoropsis dubertreti (116457)
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0China (Xizang) Cladocoropsis sp. (61424 61427)
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0Indonesia Cladocoropsis memorianaumanni, Cladocoropsis mirabilis (68202 68463) Cladocoropsis mirabilis (68197) Cladocoropsis sp., Cladocoropsis memorianaumanni, Cladocoropsis mirabilis (68478 68481) Cladocoropsis sp., Cladocoropsis mirabilis (68479)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Portugal Periomipora elegantissima (68246)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Portugal Periomipora elegantissima (68245) Periomipora elegantissima, Cladocoropsis mirabilis (68243)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal Cladocoropsis mirabilis (68587 68588 68620)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Mexico (Puebla) Cladocoropsis mirabilis (89638)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Greece Cladocoropsis mirabilis (85964)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Cladocoropsis mirabilis, Syringostromina pruvosti (68249) Sarmentofascis fasciculata (68247)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Greece Cladocoropsis mirabilis (68163)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Algeria Cladocoropsis memorianaumanni (79373) Cladocoropsis mirabilis (196454)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Cladocoropsis mirabilis (68244)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Croatia Cladocoropsis velebitica (21203)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Cladocoropsis mirabilis (68250) Periomipora elegantissima, Cladocoropsis mirabilis, Sarmentofascis benesti (68251)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Iran Cladocoropsis lindstroemi (116552)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Ukraine Cladocoropsis mirabilis (62370)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0France Cladocoropsis mirabilis (78570)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal Cladocoropsis mirabilis (34584)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Italy Cladocoropsis sp. (196864)
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Algeria Cladocoropsis mirabilis (64315)
Late/Upper Barremian - Aptian130.0 - 113.0Romania Cladocoropsis cretacica (221641)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Axinella sp. (1839)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6France Cladocoropsis mirabilis (148656)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Slovakia Agelasidae indet. (147807)