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Spongonaria
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Rugosa
Order:
Stauriida
Suborder:
Columnariina
Family:
Disphyllidae
Subfamily:
Spongonariinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Spongonaria CRICKMAY, 1962, p. 2
Type Species:
S. filicata, OD, +27074, PRI, Ithaca
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Fig. 177,1a,b. *S. filicata, holotype, Yukon, 65°30'N., 131°15'W, Houston R., a,b, transv., long. secs., X2 (Hill, n)
Synonyms
Spongaria
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.(Yukon)-Asia(NE.USSR)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Lochkovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
419
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Dev.
Ending International Stage:
Emsian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
394.3
Description
Cerioid, major and minor septa short, equal, thin, some with upturned spines projecting from axial edges, dissepimentarium rather narrow, dissepiments wide and subhorizontally based, tabulae commonly complete, floors horizontal and slightly sagging or slightly uparched
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Rugosa
Order:
Stauriida
Suborder:
Columnariina
Family:
Disphyllidae
Subfamily:
Spongonariinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Spongonaria CRICKMAY, 1962, p. 2
Type Species:
S. filicata, OD, +27074, PRI, Ithaca
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 177,1a,b. *S. filicata, holotype, Yukon, 65°30'N., 131°15'W, Houston R., a,b, transv., long. secs., X2 (Hill, n)
Synonyms
Spongaria
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.(Yukon)-Asia(NE.USSR)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Lochkovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
419
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Dev.
Ending International Stage:
Emsian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
394.3
Description
Cerioid, major and minor septa short, equal, thin, some with upturned spines projecting from axial edges, dissepimentarium rather narrow, dissepiments wide and subhorizontally based, tabulae commonly complete, floors horizontal and slightly sagging or slightly uparched