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Astraeospongium
Taxonomy
Astraeospongia was named by Roemer (1860). It is the type genus of Astraeospongiidae.
It was corrected as Astraeospongium by Sepkoski (2002) and Finks et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Heteractinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Astraeospongiidae by Finks et al. (2004).
It was corrected as Astraeospongium by Sepkoski (2002) and Finks et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Heteractinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Astraeospongiidae by Finks et al. (2004).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Acanthospongia Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Astraeospongium Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Astraeospongium Finks et al. |
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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. †Astraeospongium Roemer 1860
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Invalid names: Acanthospongia [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 443.40000 to 383.70000 Ma
Collections (32 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Rhuddanian | USA (Illinois) | A. sp. (26692) | |
| Llandovery | USA (Indiana) | A. sp. (13291) | |
| Telychian - Sheinwoodian | USA (Iowa) | A. sp. (26769) | |
| Telychian - Sheinwoodian | USA (Indiana) | A. sp. (26798 26803) | |
| Sheinwoodian | USA (Indiana) | A. sp. (26805) | |
| Wenlock | USA (New York) | Astraeospongia sp. (12936 13047) | |
| Wenlock | USA (Indiana) | A. sp. (26700 26811) | |
| Wenlock | USA (Tennessee) | A. sp. (26802) | |
| Wenlock - Ludlow | USA (Tennessee) | A. spp. (26817) | |
| Wenlock - Ludlow | USA (Illinois) | A. sp. (26816) | |
| Wenlock - Silurian | USA (Wisconsin) | A. sp. (13021 13023 13024 13027 13028 13040 13041 13075) | |
| Ludlow | USA (Missouri) | A. sp. (26821) | |
| Ludfordian | USA (Indiana) | Astraeospongia sp. (6706) | |
| Ludfordian - Pridoli | USA (Oklahoma) | A. spp. (26824) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Czech Republic (Moravia) | Astraeospongia sp. (5767) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Canada (Manitoba) | Astraeospongia hamiltonensis (624) | |
| Givetian | USA (Illinois) | Astraeospongia sp. (76641) | |
| Givetian | USA (New York) | Astraeospongia sp. (10110 10119 96209 96210 96211) |