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Sponguracea

Protozoa - Spumellaria

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Sponguracea Haeckel
1961Sponguracea Loeblich and Tappan
2001Sponguracea De Wever et al. p. 162

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilySponguraceaHaeckel 1862
superfamilySponguraceaHaeckel 1862

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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G. Cyphantella Haeckel 1887
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Invalid names: Cyphanta Haeckel 1887 [objective synonym]
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. †Karnospongella Kozur and Mostler 1981
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Karnospongella bispinosa Kozur and Mostler 1981
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 multispinosus Kozur and Mostler 1981
Paroertlispongus rarispinosus Kozur and Mostler 1981
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
Composition: silicap
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: omnivorep
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 1999

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Holocene or 259.51000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 254.14 Ma

Collections (575 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian - Toarcian293.52 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Oertlispongidae indet. (200434)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangxi) Pseudospongoprunum fontainei (95670 95671)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Copiellintra fontainei (95316) Paroertlispongus sp. (95317 95323) Paroertlispongus sp., Copiellintra fontainei (95315 95320)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Thailand Pseudospongoprunum fontainei (91011)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Japan Pseudospongoprunum fontainei (153198 153240)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (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)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Vietnam Paroertlispongus spinorientalis (143596 143597 155516)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan (Kanto) Baumgartneria sp. (220557 220567) Oertlispongus diacanthus (220545 220546 220548 220552 220554 220561) Oertlispongus diacanthus, Baumgartneria sp. (220541 220543 220553)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan (Tochigi) Oertlispongus sp. (220575 220579)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) Oertlispongus sp. (220622)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan Paroertlispongus sp. (95328)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan (Aichi) Oertlispongus diacanthus (220802 220805 220806) Oertlispongus sp. (220791 220792 220795 220801 220803) Oertlispongus spp. (220794)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Guangxi) Oertlispongus sp. (95181 95187)
Aegean - Bithynian246.7 - 244.24Japan (Aichi) Oertlispongus diacanthus (220800 220807 220808 220809) Oertlispongus sp. (220799)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (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)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Japan Paroertlispongus mostleri (77116)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Thailand Oertlispongus sp. (73872)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Oman Paroertlispongus chinensis (125369) Paroertlispongus diacanthus, Paroertlispongus multispinosus (125386) Pseudoertlispongus mostleri, Paroertlispongus multispinosus (125200)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Hungary Oertlispongus spp. (153388)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Japan (Aichi) Oertlispongus diacanthus (220810 220811 220812 220813 220814 220815 220816)