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Lithistida
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Rank | subclass (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 963 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 47 (4.9%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | COMMENTS: Erect and surficial, non-motile attached suspension feeding according to Bambach et al. (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Megalithistida order | listed (PBDB) | 129 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 0 Ma Extant | |
Monalithistida order | listed (PBDB) | 35 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Spirosclerophorida order | listed (PBDB) | 832 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
Tetralithistida order | listed (PBDB) | 520 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Orchocladina ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | 684 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Phymatellidae family | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Radiocelliidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Scleritodermidae family | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Vauxiidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 30 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Achrochordiella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Achrochordonia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Adrianella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Allomera ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Allosaccus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Anomoclonella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Arbuscula ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Archaeodoryderma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Asterocalyx ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Asterospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Astrolemma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Astylomanon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Aulacospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Aulocopina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Aulosoma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Bathotheca ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
Bolojerea ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Bolospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Bothoteca ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Bothrochlaenia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Brianispongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Callipelta genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Carterella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Caryomanon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Chiastoclonella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cladodia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cladolithosia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cnemaulax ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Columellaespongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Compsaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Corallidium ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Corallistes genus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Coscinospongia genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Costifer genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cupulina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cyathospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cymbochlaenia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Dactylocalycites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Dendroclonella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Devonospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Diacyparia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Dichojerea ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Didymosphaera ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Dimorpha ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Discodermites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Elasmalimus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Exochopora ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Exodictydia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Garraspongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Gignouxia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Heterospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Hippalimus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Holodictyon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Homophymia genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Hyaloderma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Hyalospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
Hypothyra ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Inodia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Iouea ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ischadia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Isispongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Jereomorpha ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Jumarella genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kazania ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Kozlowskispongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Lasiocladia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Leiodermatium genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Lerouxia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Lithostrobilis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lyidium genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Macandrewia genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Macandrewites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Malinowskiella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Marginospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Mastophorus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Mastophyma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Mastosia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Mastostroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Microrhizophora ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Moretia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Mortieria ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Multipocula ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nelumbia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nematinion ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Neohindia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Neopelta genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Nipterella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ocellaria ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Okulitchina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Olkenbachia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Oncocladia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Oncodona ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Orecyta ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Orospheciom ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ortmannispongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ozarkocoelia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pachycorynea ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pachypsechia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Palaeophyma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Patanophyma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Perimera ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Phymaplecia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Physocalpia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Placojerea ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Placonella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Platispongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Plethosiphonia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pleuromera ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pleurophymia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Plococonia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pocillospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Podapsis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Polyrhizophora ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Polysiponeudea ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Polystoma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
Polythyra ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Poterionella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Propleroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Proseliscothon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Protetraclis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Psarodictyon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pseudoguettardia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pseudoplocoscyphia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pseudoscytalia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pseudoseliscothon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pterocalpia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pycnopegma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pycnospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pyrogochonia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Racodiscula genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Rhagosplecion ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhizostele ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhopalospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhytidoderma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Scleritoderma genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Scythophyma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Siphonocoelia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Steliella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Stellettites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Streptospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Sulcastrella genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Syltispongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Tetraspongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Theonella genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Timidella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Trachynoton ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Tragalimus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Tretoechus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Urnacristata ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Valhalla ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Varneycoelia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Vermiculissimum ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Verrucospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Vetulina genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Yrrhiza ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Zitteleus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1870 | Lithistida Schmidt |
1995 | Lithistida Rigby and Desrochers |
2002 | Lithistida Sepkoski, Jr. |
2004 | Lithistida Finks et al. p. 4 |
References
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!