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Ramispongia

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae

Taxonomy
Ramispongia was named by Quenstedt (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo-u J Bath-l Sepkoski's reference number: 868]. It is not extant. Its type is Ramispongia ramosa.

It was assigned to Hexactinosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Euretinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
R. micropora, R. ramosa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Ramispongia Quenstedt
2002Ramispongia Sepkoski
2004Ramispongia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyEuretidaeZittel 1877
subfamilyEuretinaeZittel 1877
genusRamispongiaQuenstedt 1877

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.

G. †Ramispongia Quenstedt 1877
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Ramispongia micropora Lagneau-Herenger 1962
Ramispongia ramosa Quenstedt 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 18:50:16
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:50:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Aptian or 157.30000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland R. ramosa (60851 60853 60854 60856)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany R. ramosa (74044)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland R. ramosa (60810 60850)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany R. nodosa, R. ramosa (74033) R. ramosa (74036)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany R. ramosa (74050 74063)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany R. ramosa (74037)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany R. ramosa (74065 74066)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Spain (Catalonia) R. micropora (111533)