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Brachiospongiidae
Taxonomy
Brachiospongiidae was named by Beecher (1889). It is not extant. Its type is Brachiospongia.
It was assigned to Brachiospongioidea by Rigby and Maher (1995) and Finks and Rigby (2004).
It was assigned to Brachiospongioidea by Rigby and Maher (1995) and Finks and Rigby (2004).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Brachiospongiidae Beecher |
| 1995 | Brachiospongiidae Rigby and Maher |
| 2004 | Brachiospongiidae Finks and Rigby p. 422 |
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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. †Brachiospongiidae Beecher 1889
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G. †Colpospongia
G. †Rhaeaspongia Lamont 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Ludlow or 453.80000 to 423.00000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chatfieldian | USA (Kentucky) | Brachiospongia digitata (37834) | |
| Maysvillian | USA (Ohio) | Brachiospongia sp. (387) | |
| Maysvillian | Canada (Manitoba) | Brachiospongia digitata (120497) | |
| Richmondian - Ashgill | USA (Ohio) | Brachiospongia sp. (392 393) | |
| Ludlow | USA (Nevada) | Fistellaspongia inclinata (729) |