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Tethyidae

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Tethyidae

Taxonomy
Tethyidae was named by Gray (1867). Its type is Tethya.

It was assigned to Epipolasida by Gray (1867); to Protomonaxonida by Finks et al. (2004); and to Demospongiae by Worheide et al. (2012).

Subtaxa
Tethya (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Tethyidae Gray
2004Tethyidae Finks et al.
2012Tethyidae Worheide et al. p. 31 figs. Fig. 1.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyTethyidaeGray 1867
familyTethyidaeGray 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. †Tethyidae Gray 1867
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G. †Tethya Lamarck 1814
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Portugal Tethyidae indet. (117021)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Tethya logani (65331 65465 65894)