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Anthaspidellidae ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	58893	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=58893

Rank

family (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Anthaspidellidae

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	Anthaspidellidae	Miller 1889

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Anthaspidellidae	family	belongs to Lithistida	stated without evidence	Desrochers and James, 1989
Anthaspidellidae	family	belongs to Orchocladina	stated with evidence	Rigby and Desrochers, 1995

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

168

First Recorded Appearance

516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian

Last Recorded Appearance

164 - 145 Ma
Jurassic

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)

A. Desrochers and N. P. James. 1989. Middle Ordovician (Chazyan) bioherms and biostromes of the Mingan Islands, Quebec. In H. H. J. Geldsetzer, N. P. James, and G. E. Tebbutt (eds.), Reefs, Canada and adjacent areas. Canadian Soc. Petrol. Geologists, Memoir 13:183-191

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Amplaspongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Annulospongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	467 Ma Middle Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Anthaspidella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	20	485 Ma Cambrian	372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Antrospongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	427 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Archaeocyphia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Archaeoscyphia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	125	485 Ma Cambrian	427 Ma Silurian
Aulocopella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Aulocopoides ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Australospongia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Calycocoelia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	30	485 Ma Cambrian	427 Ma Silurian
Canningella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	8	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Capsospongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	513 Ma Cambrian	513 Ma Cambrian
Cauliculospongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	427 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Climacospongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	427 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Cockbainia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Colinispongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	488 Ma Cambrian	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Dunhillia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	11	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	427 Ma Silurian
Egania ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Fieldospongia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	513 Ma Cambrian	513 Ma Cambrian
Finksella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	427 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Fistulosospongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Gleesonia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Incrassospongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Incrustatospongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Jereina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	11	279 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Jianghania ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	485 Ma Cambrian	485 Ma Cambrian
Malongullospongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	467 Ma Middle Ordovician	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Multispongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Multistella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Nevadocoelia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	6	472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Palaeojerea ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Patellispongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	33	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	427 Ma Silurian
Phacellopegma ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	318 Ma Carboniferous	318 Ma Carboniferous
Playfordiella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	8	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Protachilleum ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Psarodictyum ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	12	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	427 Ma Silurian
Pseudomultistella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Pseudopalmatohindia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	467 Ma Middle Ordovician	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Rankenella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	516 Ma Cambrian	505 Ma Cambrian
Rhodesispongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	427 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Rhopalocoelia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	16	485 Ma Cambrian	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Rugocoelia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Somersetella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	9	433 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Striataspongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Stromatomorpha ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	44	237 Ma Middle Triassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Syringophyllum ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Talacastonia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Vandonia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Velellospongia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	485 Ma Cambrian	485 Ma Cambrian
Virgaspongia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	318 Ma Carboniferous	318 Ma Carboniferous
Virgaspongiella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Yarrowigahia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Zittelella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	15	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1889	Anthaspidellidae Miller
1989	Anthaspidellidae Desrochers and James p. 187
1995	Anthaspidellidae Rigby and Desrochers p. 5
2004	Anthaspidellidae Finks et al. p. 62

References

Desrochers A., James N. P. (1989) Middle Ordovician (Chazyan) bioherms and biostromes of the Mingan Islands, Quebec, Reefs, Canada and adjacent areas. Canadian Soc. Petrol. Geologists, Memoir 13, 183-191

Rigby J. K., Desrochers A. (1995) Lower and Middle Ordovician lithistid demosponges from the Mingan Islands, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, Journal of Paleontology Memoir 69 4, 1-35

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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