Siphoniidae

Siphoniidae is an extinct family of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae.[1]

Siphoniidae
Temporal range: Jurassic–Cretaceous
Turonia variabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Subclass: Lithistida
Family: Siphoniidae
d'Orbigny 1851

Fossil records

This family is known in the fossil records of the Jurassic and Cretaceous of Europe (from about 155.7 to 66.043 million years ago).

Genera

  • Aulaxinia Zittel 1878
  • Callopegma Zittel 1878
  • Calymmatina Zittel 1878
  • Craterella Schrammen 1901
  • Hallirhoa Lamouroux 1821
  • Jerea Lamouroux 1821
  • Kalpinella Hinde 1884
  • Paraspelaeum Schrammen 1924
  • Phymatella Zittel 1878
  • Phymoracia Pomel 1872
  • Polyierea Fromentel 1860
  • Siphonia Goldfuss 1826
  • Trachysycon Zittel 1878
  • Turonia Michelin 1847

References


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