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Astylospongiidae ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	82015	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=82015

Rank

family (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Astylospongiidae

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
phylum	Porifera	Grant 1836
class	Demospongea
subclass	Lithistida
suborder	Orchocladina	Rauff 1895
family	Astylospongiidae	Zittel 1877

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Astylospongiidae	family	belongs to Lithistida	stated without evidence	Rigby et al., 2001
Astylospongiidae	family	belongs to Orchocladina	stated with evidence	Finks et al., 2004

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

140 - 133 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Environment

marine (based on Lithistida)

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Lithistida)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Lithistida)

Taphonomy

silica (based on Lithistida)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. K. Rigby, A. Pisera, and T. T. Wrzolek, G. Racki. 2001. Upper Devonian sponges from the Holy Cross Mountains, central Poland. Palaeontology 44(3):447-488

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Astyloscyphia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Astylospongia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	12	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Astylospongiella ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	4	427 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Astylostroma ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Astylotuba ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Attungaia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Camellaspongia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Carpospongia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	7	433 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Caryospongia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	427 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Devonoscyphia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	5	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Ellesmerespongia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Globispongia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	388 Ma Middle Devonian	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Jazwicella ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Palaeomanon ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	433 Ma Silurian	433 Ma Silurian
Phialaspongia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Raanespongia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	5	290 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Shuqraiopsis ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	152 Ma Late Jurassic	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1877	Astylospongiidae Zittel
2001	Astylospongiidae Rigby et al. p. 454
2004	Astylospongiidae Finks et al. p. 125

References

Rigby J. K., Pisera A., et al (2001) Upper Devonian sponges from the Holy Cross Mountains, central Poland, Palaeontology 44 3, 447-488

Finks R. M., Reid R. E. H., et al (2004) Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part E, Revised E 3, 1-872

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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