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Euplectellidae

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Euplectellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Euplectellidae Gray
2002Euplectellidae Pisera and Busquets p. 326
2004Euplectellidae Reid p. 450
2012Euplectellidae Worheide et al. p. 35 figs. Fig. 1.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
familyEuplectellidaeGray 1867
familyEuplectellidaeGray 1867

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. †Euplectellidae Gray 1867
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G. †Acoelocalyx Topsent 1910
G. †Docosaccus Topsent 1910
G. †Euplectellina Termier et al. 1990
Subfm. Euplectellinae Reid 2004
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G. Euplectella Owen 1841
G. †Fiscella Brückner 2006
G. †Heterotella Gray 1867
G. †Regadrella Schmidt 1880
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Regadrella petrijacobi Schrammen 1912
Regadrella vitilis Brimaud and Vachard 1986
Invalid names: Regardrella [objective synonym]
G. †Sheldonia Finks et al. 2011
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Sheldonia trabecula Rigby 1981
G. †Silesiaspongia Pisera and Bodzioch 1991
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Silesiaspongia rimosa Pisera and Bodzioch 1991
Subfm. Taegerinae Schulze 1887
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G. †Arhoussia du Dresnay et al. 1978
G. †Cypellospongia Rigby and Gosney 1983
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Cypellospongia fimbriartis Rigby and Gosney 1983
G. †Guemeuria du Dresnay et al. 1978
G. †Purisiphonia Bowerbank 1869
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Purisiphonia clarkei Bowerbank 1869
G. †Tagountia du Dresnay et al. 1978
G. †Tillichtia du Dresnay et al. 1978
G. Walteria Schulze 1886
G. †Walteriella Brückner 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 19:10:17
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:10:17
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Spathian to the top of the Tortonian or 251.30000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 247.2 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) Cypellospongia fimbriartis (97024 97025 97026 108798) Cypellospongia sp. A (122198 122199)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) Cypellospongia fimbriartis (97027)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland (Opole) Silesiaspongia rimosa (116891)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Poland Silesiaspongia rimosa (25128 25129)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Morocco Tillichtia sp. (68515)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Morocco Tillichtia aedificator (24139)
Oxynotum196.5 - 189.6Morocco Arhoussia calyx (68511) Tagountia flexuosa (68512)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Morocco Guemeuria elegans (68513)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Australia (Queensland) Purisiphonia clarkei (123058)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Regadrella sp. (112692)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Denmark Regadrella caesicius, Heterotella vetusta, Fiscella permixte, Fiscella penicillifera, Fiscella asperis, Fiscella curva, Walteriella plectilis, Docosaccus capillaris, Acoelocalyx tenuis (74908)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Germany (Niedersachsen) Regadrella petrijacobi (110530)
Teurian - Waipawan66.0 - 53.0New Zealand Walteria leuckarti (110069)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) Sheldonia trabecula (119416)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain Regadrella concinna (61241)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9USA (North Carolina) Euplectellidae indet., Regadrella trabecula (110071)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain (Andalusia) Regadrella vitilis (116135)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain (Murcia) Regadrella vitilis (116132)