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Prismodictyinae

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

Taxonomy
Prismodictyinae was named by de Laubenfels (1955). Its type is Prismodictya.

It was assigned to Dictyospongiidae by Finks and Rigby (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Prismodictyinae de Laubenfels p. 74
2004Prismodictyinae Finks and Rigby p. 380

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDictyospongioideaHall and Clarke 1899
familyDictyospongiidaeHall and Clarke 1899
subfamilyPrismodictyinaede Laubenfels 1955
subfamilyPrismodictyinaede Laubenfels 1955

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.

Subfm. †Prismodictyinae de Laubenfels 1955
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G. †Dictyophyton Hall 1863
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G. †Dictyophytra Rauff 1894
G. †Ithacadictya Caster 1939
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Ithacadictya cornelli Caster 1939
G. †Norfordia Rigby and Harris 1979
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Norfordia gabrielsei Rigby and Harris 1979
G. †Tiddalickia Rigby and Webby 1988
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Tiddalickia manitobensis Rigby and Leith 1989
Tiddalickia quadrata Rigby and Webby 1988
G. †Ursaspongia Rigby 1986
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 Maysvillian to the top of the Middle Famennian or 450.20000 to 364.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Tiddalickia manitobensis (120497)
Bolindian449.5 - 443.7Australia (New South Wales) Tiddalickia quadrata (119489)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4Canada (British Columbia) Norfordia gabrielsei (120574)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Ghana Prismodictya sp. (35605)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) Ithacadictya cornelli (76161)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7USA (New York) Prismodictya telum (216398)