Siphoniidae
| Turonia Temporal range: Jurassic–Cretaceous | |
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| Turonia variabilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Subclass: | Tetractinomorpha |
| Order: | Lithistida |
| Family: | Siphoniidae d'Orbigny 1851 |
Siphoniidae is an extinct family of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae.[1]
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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