Siphoniidae

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Siphoniidae
Temporal range: Jurassic–Cretaceous
Siphoniidae - Turonia variabilis.JPG
Turonia variabilis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Subclass: 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[]

  • Zittel 1878
  • Zittel 1878
  • Zittel 1878
  • Schrammen 1901
  • Lamouroux 1821
  • Lamouroux 1821
  • Hinde 1884
  • Schrammen 1924
  • Zittel 1878
  • Pomel 1872
  • Fromentel 1860
  • Siphonia Goldfuss 1826
  • Zittel 1878
  • Turonia Michelin 1847

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