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Protospongiidae
Taxonomy
Protospongiidae was named by Hinde (1887).
It was corrected as Protospongidae by Henningsmoen (1952).
It was assigned to Hexactinellida by Henningsmoen (1952); to Lyssakida by Henningsmoen (1958); and to Protospongioidea by Garcia-Bellido and Rigby (2004).
It was corrected as Protospongidae by Henningsmoen (1952).
It was assigned to Hexactinellida by Henningsmoen (1952); to Lyssakida by Henningsmoen (1958); and to Protospongioidea by Garcia-Bellido and Rigby (2004).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1887 | Protospongiidae Hinde |
1952 | Protospongidae Henningsmoen |
1958 | Protospongiidae Henningsmoen |
2004 | Protospongiidae Garcia-Bellido and Rigby p. 447 |
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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.
Fm. †Protospongiidae Hinde 1887
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G. †Acanthodictya
G. †Actinodictya
G. †Brooksella Bassler 1941
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†Brooksella alternata Walcott 1896
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Invalid names: Brooksella confusa Walcott 1896 [objective synonym], Laotira cambria Walcott 1896 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Laotira Walcott 1896 [objective synonym]
G. †Diagoniella Rauff 1894
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†Diagoniella cyathiformis Dawson and Hinde 1889
†Diagoniella hindei Walcott 1920
†Diagoniella magna Rigby et al. 2010
†Diagoniella mica Rigby 1986
†Diagoniella robisoni Rigby 1978
†Diagoniella tubulara Rigby and Harris 1979
G. †Gabelia Rigby and Murphy 1983
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†Gabelia intermedia Rigby and Maher 1995
†Gabelia pedunculus Rigby and Murphy 1983
G. †Heminectere Botting 2004
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†Heminectere minima Botting 2004
†Heminectere rushtoni Botting and Muir 2011
G. †Hexatractiella Mehl 1996
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†Hexatractiella nevadensis Rigby and Stuart 1988
†Hexatractiella pseudonevadensis Rigby et al. 1998
G. †Iberospongia Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
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†Iberospongia globulara Garcia-Bellido and Rigby 2004
G. †Megastylia
G. †Palaeosaccus
G. †Protospongia Salter 1864
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†Protospongia columbiana Rigby et al. 1998
†Protospongia conica Rigby and Harris 1979
†Protospongia fenestrata Salter 1864
†Protospongia gracilis Xiao et al. 2005
†Protospongia hicksi Hinde 1887
†Protospongia spina Mehl et al. 1993
G. †Quadrolaminiella Chen et al. 1990
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†Quadrolaminiella crassa Chen et al. 1990
†Quadrolaminiella diagonalis Chen et al. 1990
G. †Testiispongia Rigby 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007 |
Age range: base of the Ediacaran to the top of the Late/Upper Devonian or 635.00000 to 358.90000 Ma
Collections (130 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Ediacaran | Namibia | Brooksella sp. (7910) | |
Nemakit-Daldynian | Russian Federation (Irkutsk) | Protospongia sp. (99188 99190) | |
Nemakit-Daldynian | China (Hunan) | Hunanospongia delicata (97714) | |
Early/Lower Cambrian | China (Yunnan) | Protospongia sp., Triticispongia diagonata, Saetaspongia densa, Quadrolaminiella diagonalis, Quadrolaminiella crassa (156226) | |
Cambrian | USA (Georgia) | Brooksella alternata (164675) | |
Cambrian | Norway (Ringsaker) | Protospongia sp. (194127) | |
Meishucunian | China (Anhui) | Gabelia sp., Protospongia sp., Protospongia gracilis, Diagoniella cyathiformis, Protospongia conica, Triticispongia diagonata, Sanshapentella dapingi (96370) | |
Tommotian | Russian Federation (Yakutiya) | Protospongia sp. (90088) Protospongiidae indet. (80794 80796 80800 80802 80804 80807 80808 80809 80810 80811 80812 80813) | |
Tommotian | Russian Federation (Siberia) | Protospongia sp. (50319 50321) | |
Atdabanian | China (Yunnan) | Protospongia sp. (90165 90166) Quadrolaminiella diagonalis, Quadrolaminiella crassa (96403 96412) Quadrolaminiella sp. (86933) Saetaspongia densa (68083 86846 90138 96402) Saetaspongia sp. (86929) Triticispongia diagonata (96405) Triticispongia diagonata, Saetaspongia densa (90150 90163) | |
Atdabanian | China (Guizhou) | Protospongia sp. (96653) | |
Atdabanian | China (Hunan) | Triticispongia diagonata, Sanshapentella dapingi, Saetaspongia densa (86850) | |
Atdabanian | China (Anhui) | Protospongia sp. (96658) | |
Nangaoian | China (Hubai) | Saetaspongia sp. (219687) | |
Nangaoian | China (Yunnan) | Saetaspongia densa (132327 132329 132330 194141 194143 194150 194155 194160 194162 194163) | |
Nangaoian | China (Guizhou) | Protospongia sp. (107056) Saetaspongia densa (128419) | |
Botomian | China (Anhui) | Hexatractiella dongzhiensis, Metaxyspongia skelidata (96614) | |
Botomian | Mexico | Kiwetinokia sp. (62868) | |
Botomian | Russian Federation (Yakutia) | Diagoniella sp. (90438) | |
Dyeran | USA (New York) | Protospongia sp. (225133) | |
Dyeran | USA (Vermont) | Protospongia hicksi (121235) | |
Duyunian - Taijangian | China (Guizhou) | Protospongia sp. (107153) | |
Delamaran | USA (Utah) | Brooksella sp. (8588 77218) | |
Delamaran | USA (Pennsylvania) | Protospongia sp. (214) | |
Delamaran | Canada (British Columbia) | Diagoniella cyathiformis (121967) Diagoniella cyathiformis, Diagoniella hindei, Protospongia hicksi (121962) Diagoniella cyathiformis, Protospongia hicksi (121957 121959 121961) Diagoniella hindei, Protospongia hicksi (84424 84426 84427 84428) Protospongia hicksi (84423 121960) | |
Amgan | Norway (Rogaland) | Protospongia sp. (76545) | |
Solvan | Canada (British Columbia) | Diagoniella cyathiformis (228555) | |
Solvan | Argentina | Kiwetinokia utahensis (56545) | |
Middle Cambrian | Italy (Sardinia) | Kiwetinokia sp., Protospongia sp. (122016) | |
Middle Cambrian | USA (Georgia) | Brooksella alternata (174919) | |
Middle Cambrian | USA (Utah) | Diagoniella magna, Diagoniella hindei (106179) | |
St Davids | Argentina | Kiwetinokia utahensis (56542 56547 56549) | |
St Davids | USA (Utah) | Diagoniella cyathiformis, Diagoniella robisoni (121233) Kiwetinokia utahensis (121234) Protospongia sp. (216) | |
St Davids | Canada (British Columbia) | Protospongia sp. (215 122017 122072) | |
Menevian | USA (Utah) | Diagoniella cyathiformis (56186) Diagoniella cyathiformis, Diagoniella magna (69395) Diagoniella sp. (230681) Diagoniella sp., Protospongia elongata, Testiispongia venula, Diagoniella hindei (56187) Kiwetinokia sp. (56199) | |
Menevian | Denmark (Bornholm) | Protospongia fenestrata (75946 75947) | |
Menevian | United Kingdom (Wales) | Protospongia sp. (193782) Protospongia spicules (198942) | |
Marjumian | USA (Utah) | Diagoniella cyathiformis (77207) Diagoniella sp., Diagoniella cyathiformis, Diagoniella robisoni, Kiwetinokia utahensis (230682) Diagoniella sp., Protospongia elongata, Diagoniella hindei (77206) Diagoniella sp., Protospongia elongata, Testiispongia venula, Diagoniella cyathiformis, Diagoniella magna, Diagoniella hindei, Protospongia hicksi (230679) Diagoniella sp., Protospongia sp. (260) Protospongia sp. (56144) | |
Wangcunian | China (Henan) | Protospongia sp. (127074) | |
Wangcunian | China (Zhejiang) | Protospongia sp. (125533 125534) | |
Boomerangian | Mexico | Kiwetinokia sp. (200299) | |
Furongian | Argentina (San Juan) | Diagoniella sp., Protospongia sp. (233874) | |
Merioneth | Norway (Ringsaker) | Protospongia sp. (194121) | |
Furongian - Tremadocian | Argentina (Salta) | Diagoniella sp. (120881) | |
Cressagian | United Kingdom (England) | Protospongia sp. (3711) | |
Tremadoc | USA (New York) | Palaeosaccus sp., Megastylia sp. (272) | |
Tremadoc | Argentina | Brooksella sp. (8900) | |
Migneintian | United Kingdom (England) | Protospongia sp. (3710) | |
Klabava | Czech Republic | Protospongia novaki (3838) Protospongia sp. (3841) | |
Rangerian | USA (Idaho) | Protospongia sp. (103788) | |
Dapingian | United Kingdom (England) | Heminectere rushtoni (120548) | |
Sandbian | United Kingdom (Wales) | Heminectere minima (120627) | |
Silurian | Portugal | Diagoniella sp., Gabelia sp., Protospongia iberica (677) | |
Llandovery | Canada (British Columbia) | Diagoniella tubulara (120573) | |
Llandovery - Wenlock | Canada (British Columbia) | Protospongia conica (120574 120575) | |
Wenlock | Canada (British Columbia) | Diagoniella sp., Protospongia conica, Gabelia pedunculus, Hexatractiella nevadensis, Hexatractiella pseudonevadensis (120526) Protospongia columbiana (120527) | |
Gorstian | Greenland | Diagoniella mica (121182) | |
Ludlow | USA (Nevada) | Gabelia fascicula, Gabelia giganta, Protospongia sp., Gabelia pedunculus, Gabelia intermedia (729) | |
Lochkovian | USA (Nevada) | Protospongia sp. 2, Protospongia sp. 1, Protospongia conica, Gabelia pedunculus, Diagoniella nevadensis, Protospongia spina (120531) | |
Early/Lower Emsian | Germany | Protospongia rhenana (26904) | |
Zlichovian | Spain (Palencia) | Iberospongia globulara (39707) | |
Late/Upper Devonian | USA (Nevada) | Gabelia pedunculus (111785) |