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Stellispongiida

Calcarea - Calcaronea

Taxonomy
Stellispongiida was named by Finks and Rigby (2004). It is extant.

It was assigned to Calcaronea by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Stellispongiida Finks et al. p. 737
2004Stellispongiida Finks and Rigby p. 738

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
RankNameAuthor
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
orderStellispongiida
orderStellispongiida

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. Stellispongiida Finks and Rigby 2004
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Fm. †Endostomatidae Finks et al. 2004
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G. †Endostoma Roemer 1864
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Endostoma intermedia Münster 1829
Endostoma mexicana Rigby and Scott 1981
Endostoma perplexa Quenstedt 1877
Endostoma stellata Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020
Invalid names: Corynella [objective synonym], Polyendostoma [synonym]
G. †Inquispongia Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020
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Inquispongia iranica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020
G. †Seriespongia Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020
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Seriespongia iranica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020
Fm. Lelapiidae Dendy and Row 1913
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G. Kebira Row 1909
G. Lelapia Gray 1867
Fm. †Stellispongiidae De Laubenfels 1955
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Subfm. †Holcospongiinae Finks et al. 2004
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G. †Actinospongia d'Orbigny 1849
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Invalid names: Actinofungia [synonym]
G. †Astrospongia Etallon 1859
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Astrospongia bulbosa Hurcewicz 1975
Astrospongia costata Münster 1829
Astrospongia epiconcha Gerasimov 1960
Invalid names: Blastinia Zittel 1878 [objective synonym], Praeoculospongia Gerasimov 1960 [synonym]
G. †Calicia Dullo and Lein 1980
G. †Enaulofungia Fromentel 1860
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Enaulofungia bella Hinde 1893
Enaulofungia pedunculata Müller 1984
Enaulofungia triassica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1997
G. †Eudea Lamouroux 1821
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Eudea cupani Stoppani 1865
Eudea gracilis Munster 1834
Eudea grandi Stoppani 1865
Eudea guttata Hurcewicz 1972
Eudea incrustans Müller 1984
Eudea maxima Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020
Eudea perforata Quenstedt 1858
Eudea pisum Quenstedt 1877
Eudea polymorpha Klipstein 1843
Eudea rhacos Müller 1984
Eudea rosa Laube 1865
Eudea siciliana Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
Eudea tuberculata King 1848
Invalid names: Conispongia [synonym], Epeudea [synonym], Orispongia Quenstedt 1877 [synonym]
G. †Holcospongia Hinde 1893
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Holcospongia koltuni Hurcewicz 1975
Holcospongia polita Hinde 1893
Holcospongia pyrula Hurcewicz 1975
G. †Mammillopora Bronn 1825
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Mammillopora encrusta Rigby and Scott 1981
Mammillopora globoconica Hurcewicz 1975
Mammillopora ramosa Hinde 1893
Invalid names: Inobolia [synonym], Lymnorea Lamouroux 1821 [objective synonym], Lymnorella [objective synonym]
G. †Oculospongia Fromentel 1860
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Subg. †Oculospongia (Virmula) de Gregorio 1930
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Oculospongia (Virmula) notans de Gregorio 1930
Oculospongia kielanae Hurcewicz 1975
Oculospongia protubulifera Hurcewicz 1975
Invalid names: Crispispongia [synonym]
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Invalid names: Aplosphecion [synonym], Synopella [synonym]
Subfm. †Stellispongiinae De Laubenfels 1955
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G. †Amorphofungia Fromentel 1859
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Amorphofungia granulosa Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Tragos spongiosum Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Amorphofungia subcariosa Münster 1841
Amorphofungia voluta Wissmann 1841
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Invalid names: Achilleum faundelii Münster 1841 [synonym], Achilleum obscurum Münster 1841 [synonym], Manon poraceum Klipstein 1845 [synonym]
Amorphofungia waltheri Münster 1841
G. †Amorphospongia d'Orbigny 1849
G. †Diaplectia Hinde 1884
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Diaplectia auricula Hinde 1884
Invalid names: Trachyphlyctia [synonym]
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Elasmoierea sequana Fromentel 1860
Invalid names: Elasmocoelia [synonym]
G. †Elasmostoma Fromentel 1860
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Elasmostoma bajaensis Squires and Demetrion 1989
Elasmostoma fomes Müller 1984
Elasmostoma patelliformis Hurcewicz 1975
G. †Heteropenia Pomel 1872
G. †Lutia Senowbari-Daryan 2005
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Lutia pustulata Senowbari-Daryan 2005
G. †Pachymura
G. †Pareudea Etallon 1859
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Pareudea bronnii Goldfuss 1829
Pareudea dallarmii Bizzarini 1991
Pareudea gemella Quenstedt 1977
Invalid names: Eusiphonella Zittel 1878 [objective synonym]
G. †Paronadella Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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Paronadella proramosa Hurcewicz 1975
G. †Peronidella Hinde 1893
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Peronidella austriaca Fluegel 1962
Peronidella cylindrica Goldfuss 1826
Peronidella dichotoma Laube 1865
Peronidella floriceps Etallon 1861
Peronidella fluegeli Senowbari-Daryan 2009
Peronidella globosa Etheridge 1913
Peronidella loretzi Zittel 1879
Peronidella metabronni Sollas 1883
Peronidella minima Senowbari-Daryan 2009
Peronidella profurcata Hurcewicz 1975
Peronidella rosetta Dieci et al. 1968
Peronidella subcaespitosa Münster 1841
Peronidella tenuiparietalis Senowbari-Daryan 2005
Invalid names: Coeloconia [synonym], Dendrocoelia Laube 1865 [synonym], Dyoconia [synonym], Peronella Zittel 1878 [replaced]
G. †Steinmanella Welter 1911
G. †Steinmanella Welter 1911
G. †Stellispongia d'Orbigny 1849
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Stellispongia manon Münster 1841
Stellispongia minor Rigby et al. 1989
Stellispongia radiata Rigby et al. 1989
Stellispongia stellaris Klipstein 1843
Stellispongia subsphaerica Dieci et al. 1968
Stellispongia variabilis Münster 1841
Invalid names: Diasterofungia [synonym]
G. †Trachypenia Pomel 1872
G. †Trachysphecion Pomel 1872
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:37
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 279.30000 to 37.71000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 272.3 Ma

Collections (244 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Iran Peronidella sp. (59919)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Slovenia Corynella fabianii, Peronidella sp. A, Stellispongia sp. (36241)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Croatia Peronidella sp. (62289) Peronidella sp., Stellispongia sp. (75510)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) Elasmostoma aperiens (51154 51163) Elasmostoma sp. (51168) Peronidella sp. (47443 47445) Peronidella sp. A (116602) Stellispongia manon (51183) Stellispongia minor (47441) Stellispongia radiata (47442 47446 47451) Stellispongia sp. (47438 47447 51176 116708)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Corynella turbo (75474) Oculospongia notans (233340)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guizhou) Stellispongia sp. (116698 116699 116705)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Guizhou) Peronidella sp. (47456)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Guangxi) Stellispongia sp. (47435)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) Peronidella sp. (10698)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guangxi) Corynella sp. (47449) Peronidella sp. (189412 227013)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (England) Manon mammillaris, Scyphia tuberculata (130765) Scyphia tuberculata (95677)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guizhou) Peronidella sp. (75027)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Hunan) Corynella sp., Peronidella sp. (24249) Peronidella sp. (24248)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Stellispongia radiata (47436)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Hubei) Peronidella sp., Peronidella sp. nov., Stellispongia sp. (74930)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) Peronidella sp. (105210 111856)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Stellispongia sp. (47457 116687)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) Peronidella sp. (36221) Stellispongia sp. (47459 116680 116682)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Italy Peronidella sp. (23570)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Peronidella sp. (81050)