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Anthaspidellidae

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy

Anthaspidellidae was named by Miller (1889). Its type is Anthaspidella.

It was assigned to Lithistida by Desrochers and James (1989); and to Orchocladina by Rigby and Desrochers (1995) and Finks et al. (2004).

Subtaxa

Amplaspongia, Annulospongia, Antarcticocyathus, Anthaspidella (type genus), Archaeocyphia, Archaeoscyphia, Aulacospongia, Aulocopina, Australospongia, Brianispongia, Calycocoelia, Canningella, Capsospongia (syn. Corralia), Cauliculospongia, Climacospongia, Cockbainia, Colinispongia, Diotricheum, Dunhillia, Egania, Exochopora, Fibrocoelia, Fieldospongia, Finksella, Fistulosospongia, Gleesonia, Incrassospongia, Incrustatospongia, Isispongia, Jereina, Jianghania, Malongullospongia, Mastophyma, Multispongia, Multistella, Okulitchina, Palaeojerea, Palaeophyma, Patellispongia, Phacellopegma, Playfordiella, Protachilleum, Psarodictyum, Pseudomultistella, Pseudopalmatohindia, Pycnospongia, Rankenella (syn. Arborella), Rhodesispongia, Rhopalocoelia, Rugocoelia, Schismospongia, Somersetella, Steliella, Striataspongia, Stromatomorpha, Strotospongia, Syringelasma, Syringophyllum, Talacastonia, Timidella (syn. Timorella), Trachyum, Trochospongia, Tschernyschevostuckenbergia (syn. Stuckenbergia), Vandonia, Vankempenia, Velellospongia, Virgaspongia, Virgaspongiella, Yarrowigahia, Zittelella

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1889	Anthaspidellidae Miller
1989	Anthaspidellidae Desrochers and James p. 187
1995	Anthaspidellidae Rigby and Desrochers p. 5
2004	Anthaspidellidae Finks et al. p. 62

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Porifera	Grant 1836
class	Demospongiae	(Sollas 1875)
subclass	Lithistida	(Schmidt 1870)

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Orchocladina	Rauff 1895
family	Anthaspidellidae	Miller 1889
family	Anthaspidellidae	Miller 1889

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.

Fm. †Anthaspidellidae Miller 1889

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G. †Amplaspongia Rigby and Webby 1988

†Amplaspongia bulba Rigby and Webby 1988

†Amplaspongia magnipora Rigby and Webby 1988

G. †Annulospongia Liu et al. 2003

†Annulospongia tarimensis Liu et al. 2003

G. †Antarcticocyathus Debrenne et al. 1984

†Antarcticocyathus webersi Debrenne et al. 1984

G. †Anthaspidella Ulrich and Everett 1889

†Anthaspidella alveola Beresi and Rigby 1993

†Anthaspidella amplia Rigby and Desrochers 1995

†Anthaspidella annulata Beresi and Rigby 1993

†Anthaspidella clintoni Bassler 1927

†Anthaspidella inornata Beresi and Rigby 1993

†Anthaspidella inyoensis Pestana 1960

†Anthaspidella lamellata Bingli et al. 1997

†Anthaspidella mammulata Ulrich and Everett 1890

†Anthaspidella multiostia Rigby 1986

†Anthaspidella traini Bassler 1927

G. †Archaeocyphia Hinde 1889

G. †Archaeoscyphia Hinde 1889

†Archaeoscyphia alternata de Freitas 1989

†Archaeoscyphia annulata Cullison 1944

†Archaeoscyphia annulata Rigby 1973

†Archaeoscyphia attenuata de Freitas 1989

†Archaeoscyphia bassleri Johns 1994

†Archaeoscyphia boltoni Rigby and Nitecki 1973

†Archaeoscyphia eganensis Johns 1994

†Archaeoscyphia gislei de Freitas 1989

†Archaeoscyphia mazourkaensis Greife and Langenheim, Jr. 1963

†Archaeoscyphia minganensis Billings 1859

†Archaeoscyphia nana Beresi and Rigby 1993

†Archaeoscyphia pannosa Johns 1994

†Archaeoscyphia pulchra Bassler 1927

†Archaeoscyphia rectilinearis de Freitas 1989

†Archaeoscyphia rossi Johns 1994

†Archaeoscyphia scalaria de Freitas 1989

†Archaeoscyphia tenuis Carrera 1994

†Archaeoscyphia undulata Rigby and Desrochers 1995

G. †Aulacospongia

G. †Aulocopina Billings 1875

G. †Australospongia Howell 1952

G. †Brianispongia

G. †Calycocoelia Bassler 1927

†Calycocoelia micropora Rigby and Chatterton 1989

†Calycocoelia murella Johns 1994

†Calycocoelia perforata Beresi and Rigby 1993

†Calycocoelia typicalis Bassler 1927

Invalid names: Calycocoelia inyoensis Greife and Langenheim, Jr. 1963 [synonym]

G. †Canningella Rigby 1986

†Canningella expansa Rigby 1986

†Canningella interrupta Rigby 1986

†Canningella magnipora Rigby 1986

†Canningella obconica Rigby 1986

G. †Capsospongia Rigby 1986

†Capsospongia undulata Walcott 1920

Invalid names: Corralia Walcott 1920 [synonym]

G. †Cauliculospongia Rigby and Chatterton 1989

†Cauliculospongia solida Rigby and Chatterton 1989

G. †Climacospongia Hinde 1884

†Climacospongia snowblindella de Freitas 1991

†Climacospongia undulata de Freitas 1991

G. †Cockbainia Rigby 1986

†Cockbainia palmata Rigby 1986

G. †Colinispongia Johns 1994

†Colinispongia regularis Johns 1994

G. Diotricheum van Kempen 1989

G. †Dunhillia Rigby and Webby 1988

†Dunhillia apertura Rigby and Webby 1988

†Dunhillia cribrata Rigby and Webby 1988

†Dunhillia fistulosa Rigby and Chatterton 1989

†Dunhillia megaporata Rigby and Chatterton 1989

†Dunhillia multiporata Rigby and Webby 1988

†Dunhillia pluraliporosa Rigby and Chatterton 1989

†Dunhillia tubula Rigby and Webby 1988

G. †Egania Johns 1994

†Egania typicalis Johns 1994

G. †Exochopora

G. Fibrocoelia van Kempen 1978

G. †Fieldospongia Rigby 1986

†Fieldospongia bellilineata Walcott 1920

G. †Finksella Rigby and Dixon 1979

†Finksella turbinata Rigby and Dixon 1979

G. †Fistulosospongia Rigby 1986

†Fistulosospongia parallella Rigby 1986

G. †Gleesonia Rigby and Webby 1988

†Gleesonia porosa Rigby and Webby 1988

G. †Incrassospongia Rigby 1977

†Incrassospongia ramis Carrera 1996

†Incrassospongia rhipidos Rigby 1977

G. †Incrustatospongia Rigby and Boyd 2004

†Incrustatospongia superficiala Rigby and Boyd 2004

G. †Isispongia

G. †Jereina Finks 1960

†Jereina cylindrica Finks 1960

†Jereina ramosa Finks 1960

†Jereina robusta Rigby 1984

G. †Jianghania

G. †Malongullospongia Rigby and Webby 1988

†Malongullospongia delicatula Rigby and Webby 1988

G. †Mastophyma

G. †Multispongia Carrera 2006

†Multispongia aspera Carrera 2006

G. †Multistella Finks 1960

†Multistella porosa Finks 1960

G. †Okulitchina

G. †Palaeojerea Gerth 1927

G. †Palaeophyma

G. †Patellispongia Bassler 1927

†Patellispongia alternata Rigby and Chatterton 1989

†Patellispongia argentina Carrera 1994

†Patellispongia attenuata Rigby and Chatterton 1999

†Patellispongia australis Rigby and Webby 1988

†Patellispongia brosiusae Johns 1994

†Patellispongia clintoni Bassler 1927

†Patellispongia mackenziensis Rigby and Chatterton 1999

†Patellispongia minutipora Bassler 1927

†Patellispongia oculata Bassler 1927

†Patellispongia robusta Beresi and Rigby 1993

†Patellispongia rugosa Rigby and Chatterton 1999

G. †Phacellopegma Gerth 1927

†Phacellopegma schizoderma Finks 1960

G. †Playfordiella Rigby 1986

†Playfordiella capitanea Rigby 1986

†Playfordiella cylindrata Rigby 1986

G. †Protachilleum Zittel 1877

†Protachilleum kayseri Zittel 1877

G. †Psarodictyum Raymond and Okulitch 1940

†Psarodictyum attenuatum Rigby and Chatterton 1989

†Psarodictyum crassum Rigby and Webby 1988

†Psarodictyum magna Beresi and Rigby 1993

†Psarodictyum magnificum Raymond and Okulitch 1940

G. †Pseudomultistella Deng 1981

†Pseudomultistella decipiens Deng 1981

G. †Pseudopalmatohindia Rigby and Webby 1988

†Pseudopalmatohindia digitata Rigby and Webby 1988

G. †Pycnospongia

G. †Rankenella Kruse 1983

†Rankenella hamdii Kruse and Zhuravlev 2008

†Rankenella mors Gatehouse 1968

†Rankenella zhangxianensis Lee et al. 2016

Invalid names: Arborella Gatehouse 1968 [replaced]

G. †Rhodesispongia de Freitas 1991

†Rhodesispongia simplex de Freitas 1991

G. †Rhopalocoelia Raymond and Okulitch 1940

†Rhopalocoelia bachuensis Liu et al. 2003

†Rhopalocoelia clarkii Raymond and Okulitch 1940

†Rhopalocoelia kalpinensis Liu et al. 2003

†Rhopalocoelia rama Beresi and Rigby 1993

G. †Rugocoelia Johns 1994

†Rugocoelia eganensis Johns 1994

G. †Schismospongia Rhebergen and von Hacht 2000

G. †Somersetella Rigby and Dixon 1979

†Somersetella amplia Rigby and Chatterton 1989

†Somersetella conicula Rigby and Dixon 1979

†Somersetella digitata Rigby and Dixon 1979

G. †Steliella

G. †Striataspongia Howell 1957

G. †Stromatomorpha Frech 1890

†Stromatomorpha califormica Smith 1927

†Stromatomorpha californica Smith 1927

†Stromatomorpha stylifera Frech 1890

G. †Strotospongia Ulrich and Everett 1889

G. †Syringelasma Ulrich 1890

G. †Syringophyllum Ulrich and Miller 1889

G. †Talacastonia Beresi and Rigby 1993

†Talacastonia chela Beresi and Rigby 1993

G. †Timidella

Invalid names: Timorella Gerth 1909 [replaced]

G. †Trachyum Billings 1865

G. †Trochospongia Roemer 1887

G. †Tschernyschevostuckenbergia Zhuravleva 1962

Invalid names: Stuckenbergia Tscherbyschev 1898 [replaced]

G. †Vandonia Rigby and Webby 1988

†Vandonia clathrata Rigby and Webby 1988

G. †Vankempenia von Hacht 1994

G. †Velellospongia

G. †Virgaspongia Rigby and Manger 1994

†Virgaspongia ichnata Rigby and Manger 1994

G. †Virgaspongiella Rigby and Boyd 2004

†Virgaspongiella ramosa Rigby and Boyd 2004

G. †Yarrowigahia Rigby and Webby 1988

†Yarrowigahia brassicata Rigby and Webby 1988

G. †Zittelella Ulrich and Everett 1889

†Zittelella grossa Rigby and Desrochers 1995

†Zittelella pannosa Raymond and Okulitch 1940

†Zittelella typicalis Ulrich and Everett 1890

†Zittelella varians Billings 1861

†Zittelella xinjiangensis Liu et al. 2003

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

silicao

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

epifaunalo

Diet:

suspension feedero

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2006-05-26 06:29:24

Modified:

2009-05-08 20:27:50

Source: o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Cambrian to the top of the Late/Upper Jurassic or 509.00000 to 145.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 508.0 Ma

Collections (246 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Ordian	511.2 - 508.0	Australia (Northern Territory)	Rankenella mors (203)
Delamaran	511.2 - 506.5	Canada (British Columbia)	Capsospongia undulata (84431 121962) Fieldospongia bellilineata (84427 84428 121966)
Ordian - Templetonian	511.2 - 504.5	Australia (Northern Territory)	Rankenella mors (122012 122013)
Ordian - Undillan	511.2 - 500.5	Australia (Queensland)	Rankenella mors (122074)
Solvan	510.2 - 504.5	Argentina	Anthaspidellidae indet. (56545)
Middle Cambrian	509.0 - 497.0	China (Shandong)	Rankenella zhangxianensis (221447)
Mayan	504.5 - 499.5	Iran (Semnan)	Rankenella hamdii (22822)
Mayan - Furongian	504.5 - 485.4	Iran (Semnan)	Rankenella mors (22821)
Paibian	497.0 - 494.0	Antarctica	Antarcticocyathus webersi (81112)
Millardan	497.0 - 485.4	USA (Nevada)	Anthaspidellidae indet. (200142)
Ibexian	487.5 - 470.0	USA (Utah)	Colinispongia regularis (119446)
Tremadoc	486.5 - 477.7	China (Anhui)	Archaeoscyphia sp. (80137)
Tremadoc	486.5 - 477.7	China (Hubei)	Archaeoscyphia pulchra, Archaeoscyphia minganensis (61727) Archaeoscyphia sp. (4727) Jianghania yichangensis, Archaeoscyphia nana (61728) Rhopalocoelia sanxiaensis, Velellospongia adnata, Anthaspidella lamellata (61726)
Tremadoc	486.5 - 477.7	Argentina	Archaeoscyphia sp., Calycocoelia sp. (8704)
Tremadoc	486.5 - 477.7	South Korea	Archaeoscyphia sp. (80585)
Tremadoc - Floian	486.5 - 470.0	USA (Utah)	Anthaspidella sp., Calycocoelia sp. (154882)
Early/Lower Ordovician	485.4 - 470.0	USA (Texas)	Archaeoscyphia sp. (283 293)
Jeffersonian	485.4 - 470.0	Canada (Newfoundland)	Archaeoscyphia sp. (195785)
Jeffersonian	485.4 - 470.0	USA (Missouri)	Archaeoscyphia annulata (56506)
Jeffersonian	485.4 - 470.0	USA (Oklahoma)	Archaeoscyphia annulata (80100 80101 80102) Archaeoscyphia sp. (106840 106841 106842 106843 106844 106845 106846 106847 106848 106849 106850)