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Hintzespongiidae

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Hintzespongiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Hintzespongiidae Finks
2002Ratcliffespongia Sepkoski
2004Hintzespongiidae Finks and Rigby p. 411
2010Hintzespongiidae Rigby et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyHintzespongioideaFinks 1983
familyHintzespongiidae
familyHintzespongiidae

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. †Hintzespongiidae Finks 1983
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G. †Cyathophycus Walcott 1879
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Cyathophycus akiensis Rigby et al. 1998
Cyathophycus extendis Carrera and Ortega 2009
Cyathophycus loydelli Botting 2004
Cyathophycus mackenziensis Rigby and Chatterton 1994
Cyathophycus reticulatus Walcott 1879
Invalid names: Cyathodictya [nomen vanum], Cyathospongia Dawson and Hinde 1889 [nomen vanum]
G. †Hintzespongia Rigby and Gutschick 1976
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Hintzespongia bilamina Rigby and Gutschick 1976
Invalid names: Hintzesnonaia [objective synonym]
G. †Lantianospongia Xiao et al. 2005
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Lantianospongia palifera Xiao et al. 2005
G. †Stephenospongia Rigby 1986
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Invalid names: Ratcliffespongia [nomen vanum]
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: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Wenlock or 530.70000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Anhui) Lantianospongia palifera (96370)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9China (Anhui) Ratcliffespongia multiforamina (96614)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Hintzespongia bilamina (121967) Stephenospongia magnipora (121957)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Utah) Ratcliffespongia sheeleri (77219)
Solvan - Menevian510.2 - 499.5USA (Utah) Hintzespongia bilamina (8231)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Hintzespongia bilamina (106179)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Ratcliffespongia wheeleri (7898)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Utah) Hintzespongia bilamina (56187 69395) Hintzespongia sp. (230681) Ratcliffespongia perforata (8591)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Hintzespongia sp. (260) Ratcliffespongia perforata, Hintzespongia bilamina (230679)
Boomerangian500.5 - 499.0Mexico Ratcliffespongia arivechensis (200299)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Czech Republic Cyathophycus sp. (192830)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Czech Republic Cyathophycus sp. (120529)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4USA (Nevada) Cyathophycus pseudoreticulatus, Cyathophycus reticulatus (120571)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4United Kingdom (Wales) Cyathophycus sp. (230215)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Argentina (San Juan) Cyathophycus extendis (120528)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0United Kingdom (Wales) Cyathophycus loydelli (120626 120627 120628 120629 120630)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Cyathodictya sp. (436)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Cyathophycus reticulatus (120497)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Alaska) Cyathodictya sp. (468)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (British Columbia) Cyathophycus akiensis (120527)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Cyathophycus mackenziensis (120570)