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Maeandrostiidae

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Maeandrostiidae

Taxonomy
Maeandrostiidae was named by Finks (1971). It is not extant. Its type is Maeandrostia.

It was assigned to Agelasida by Finks et al. (2004), Amirhassankhani et al. (2014) and Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Maeandrostiidae Finks
2004Maeandrostiidae Finks et al. p. 644
2014Maeandrostiidae Amirhassankhani et al. p. 300
2015Maeandrostiidae Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 394

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
familyMaeandrostiidaeFinks 1971
familyMaeandrostiidaeFinks 1971

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. †Maeandrostiidae Finks 1971
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G. †Eurysiphonella Haas 1909
G. †Maeandrostia Girty 1908
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Maeandrostia dubia Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2007
Maeandrostia radiata Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2005
Maeandrostia rostrata Deng 1982
G. †Surmaqella Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2007
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Surmaqella pustulata Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Missourian to the top of the Rhaetian or 306.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) Maeandrostia kansasensis (111697) Meandrostia tortacloaca (159900)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Italy Meandrostia sp. (75509)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Iran Maeandrostia kansasensis, Maeandrostia radiata (59919)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Iran Maeandrostia kansasensis, Maeandrostia dubia, Surmaqella pustulata (75767)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Slovenia Peronidella sp. B (36241)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Xizang) Maeandrostia rostrata (107304)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Stylopegma sp. (42092)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Greece Meandrostia sp. (74927)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy Meandrostia triassica (49916)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Italy Meandrostia triassica (23570)
Sevatian - Rhaetian212.0 - 201.3Iran Maeandrostia sp. (175089)