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Sponguracea
Taxonomy
Sponguracea was named by Haeckel (1862). It is extant.
It was assigned to Radiolaria by Loeblich and Tappan (1961); and to Spumellaria by De Wever et al. (2001).
It was assigned to Radiolaria by Loeblich and Tappan (1961); and to Spumellaria by De Wever et al. (2001).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1862 | Sponguracea Haeckel |
| 1961 | Sponguracea Loeblich and Tappan |
| 2001 | Sponguracea De Wever et al. p. 162 |
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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.
Superfm. Sponguracea Haeckel 1862
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Fm. Cyphantellidae Loeblich and Tappan 1961
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Invalid names: Cyphantidae Campbell 1954 [replaced]
Fm. †Gomberellidae Kozur and Mostler 1981
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G. †Bernoullius Baumgartner 1984
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†Bernoullius dicera Baumgartner 1980
†Bernoullius rectispinus Kito et al. 1990
†Bernoullius saccideon Carter et al. 1988
G. †Gomberellus Dumitrica et al. 1980
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†Gomberellus hircicornus Dumitrica et al. 1980
†Gomberellus mocki Dumitrica et al. 1980
G. †Tamonella Dumitrica et al. 1980
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†Tamonella aculeata Feng et al. 2006
†Tamonella multispinosa Dumitrica et al. 1980
Fm. Litheliidae Haeckel 1862
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G. Cromyodruppa Haeckel 1887
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†Cromyodruppa concentrica Lipman 1952
Invalid names: Cromyodruppa prunulina Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
G. Lithelius Haeckel 1860
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Lithelius nautiloides Popofsky 1908
†Lithelius sinensis Feng et al. 2006
Invalid names: Lithelius difficilis Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Oertlispongidae Kozur and Mostler 1980
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G. †Baumgartneria Dumitrica 1982
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†Baumgartneria ambigua Dumitrica 1999
†Baumgartneria bifurcata Dumitrica 1982
†Baumgartneria omanensis Dumitrica 1999
†Baumgartneria retrospina Dumitrica 1982
†Baumgartneria szarvaskoensis Ozsvárt and Kovács 2012
†Baumgartneria trifurcata Dumitrica 1982
G. †Bogdanella Kolar-Jurkovsek 1989
G. †Falcispongus Dumitrica 1982
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†Falcispongus calcaneum Dumitrica 1982
†Falcispongus falciformis Dumitrica 1982
†Falcispongus hamatus Dumitrica 1982
†Falcispongus heinzi Feng and Liang 2003
†Falcispongus rostratus Dumitrica 1982
†Falcispongus uncus Gorican and Buser 1990
G. †Gibberospongus Kozur and Mostler 1996
G. †Oertlispongus Dumitrica et al. 1980
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†Oertlispongus cornubovis Dumitrica et al. 1980
†Oertlispongus inaequispinosus Dumitrica et al. 1980
G. †Paroertlispongus Kozur and Mostler 1981
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†Paroertlispongus daofuensis Feng and Liang 2003
†Paroertlispongus fontainei Sashida 2000
†Paroertlispongus multispinosus Kozur and Mostler 1981
†Paroertlispongus rarispinosus Kozur and Mostler 1981
†Paroertlispongus spinorientalis Takahashi 2014
Invalid names: Acaeniospongus Kozur and Mostler 1981 [synonym], Pseudoertlispongus Lahm 1984 [synonym]
G. †Pterospongus Dumitrica 1982
G. †Scutispongus Kozur and Mostler 1996
G. †Spongoserrula Dumitrica 1980
G. †Steigerispongus Kozur and Mostler 1996
G. †Turospongus Kozur and Mostler 1994
Fm. †Phaseliformidae Pessagno 1972
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G. †Parvicuspis Pessagno 1972
G. †Phaseliforma Pessagno 1972
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†Phaseliforma laxa Pessagno 1972
†Phaseliforma subcarinata Pessagno 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 259.90000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 254.17 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 254.17 Ma
Collections (375 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Sakmarian - Toarcian | Canada (British Columbia) | Oertlispongidae indet. (200434) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Guangxi) | Pseudospongoprunum fontainei (95670 95671) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Guangxi) | Lithelius sinensis (95337 95338 95339) Paroertlispongus chinensis, Paroertlispongus fontainei, Lithelius sinensis, Tamonella multispinosa, Tamonella aculeata (95332 95333 95334) Paroertlispongus fontainei, Lithelius sinensis (95335 95336) Paroertlispongus fontainei, Lithelius sinensis, Tamonella multispinosa, Tamonella aculeata (95331) | |
| Changhsingian | Thailand | Pseudospongoprunum fontainei (91011) | |
| Changhsingian | Japan | Pseudospongoprunum fontainei (153198 153240) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Guizhou) | Copiellintra fontainei (95316) Paroertlispongus sp. (95317 95323) Paroertlispongus sp., Copiellintra fontainei (95315 95320) | |
| Smithian | Vietnam | Paroertlispongus spinorientalis (143596 143597 155516) | |
| Spathian | Japan (Kanto) | Baumgartneria sp. (220557 220567) Oertlispongus diacanthus (220545 220546 220548 220552 220554 220561) Oertlispongus diacanthus, Baumgartneria sp. (220541 220543 220553) | |
| Spathian | Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) | Oertlispongus sp. (220622) | |
| Spathian | Japan (Tochigi) | Oertlispongus sp. (220575 220579) | |
| Spathian | China (Guangxi) | Oertlispongus sp. (95181 95187) | |
| Spathian | Japan (Aichi) | Oertlispongus diacanthus (220802 220805 220806) Oertlispongus sp. (220791 220792 220795 220801 220803) Oertlispongus spp. (220794) | |
| Spathian | Japan | Paroertlispongus sp. (95328) | |
| Aegean - Bithynian | Japan (Aichi) | Oertlispongus diacanthus (220800 220807 220808 220809) Oertlispongus sp. (220799) | |
| Anisian | Japan | Paroertlispongus mostleri (77116) | |
| Anisian | China (Yunnan) | Paroertlispongus diacanthus, Paroertlispongus chinensis, Paroertlispongus multispinosus (95438) Paroertlispongus diacanthus, Paroertlispongus chinensis, Paroertlispongus multispinosus, Paroertlispongus rarispinosus (95442) Paroertlispongus diacanthus, Paroertlispongus sp., Paroertlispongus chinensis, Paroertlispongus multispinosus (95435) Paroertlispongus sp., Paroertlispongus diacanthus, Paroertlispongus chinensis, Paroertlispongus multispinosus (95437) | |
| Anisian | Oman | Paroertlispongus chinensis (125369) Paroertlispongus diacanthus, Paroertlispongus multispinosus (125386) Pseudoertlispongus mostleri, Paroertlispongus multispinosus (125200) | |
| Anisian | Thailand | Oertlispongus sp. (73872) | |
| Illyrian | Thailand | Oertlispongus diacanthus (130514 130516 130524 130525 130527 130538) Oertlispongus diacanthus, Paroertlispongus multispinosus (130519) Oertlispongus diacanthus, Paroertlispongus multispinosus, Paroertlispongus rarispinosus (130492) Oertlispongus diacanthus, Paroertlispongus sp., Pseudoertlispongus angulatus (130502) Oertlispongus diacanthus, Pseudoertlispongus angulatus, Paroertlispongus multispinosus, Paroertlispongus rarispinosus (130495) Oertlispongus hermi (130518 130523 130528 130530 130532 130534 130537) Oertlispongus hermi, Paroertlispongus sp. (130517) Paroertlispongus multispinosus (130488 130500) Paroertlispongus multispinosus, Paroertlispongus rarispinosus (130484 130485 130489 130491 130493 130497 130498) Paroertlispongus rarispinosus (130486 130490 130503 130506 130507 130508) Paroertlispongus sp. (130520 130521 130535 130536) Paroertlispongus sp., Pseudoertlispongus angulatus, Paroertlispongus rarispinosus (130504) Pseudoertlispongus angulatus (130513) | |
| Illyrian | China (Xizang) | Baumgartneria sp., Pseudoertlispongus weddigei, Falcispongus falciformis (95740) Baumgartneria sp., Pseudoertlispongus weddigei, Pseudoertlispongus mostleri, Baumgartneria trifurcata, Falcispongus calcaneum, Paroertlispongus multispinosus, Paroertlispongus rarispinosus, Paroertlispongus daofuensis, Oertlispongus inaequispinosus, Falcispongus falciformis, Falcispongus heinzi (95743) Pseudoertlispongus mostleri (95744) Pseudoertlispongus mostleri, Baumgartneria trifurcata, Paroertlispongus multispinosus, Paroertlispongus rarispinosus, Oertlispongus inaequispinosus, Falcispongus falciformis (95741) | |