An exceptional Caradoc sponge fauna from the Llanfawr Quarries, central Wales and phylogenetic implications

J. P. Botting

2004

Article

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 2(1):31-63

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Acutipuerilis
• Acutipuerilis spinosus
• Asthenospongia cambria
• Asthenospongiidae
• Cyathophycus loydelli
• Dilatispongia
• Dilatispongia tumidus
• Granulispongia
• Granulispongia obscura
• Hemidiagoniella
• Hemidiagoniella caseus
• Hemidiagoniella tenax
• Heminectere
• Heminectere minima
• Pirania llanfawrensis
• Solusrectus
• Solusrectus rosetta
• Xylochos
• Xylochos palindromica

Taxonomy:

• Granulispongia obscura belongs to Granulispongia - Botting (2004)
• Dilatispongia tumidus belongs to Dilatispongia - Botting (2004)
• Dilatispongia belongs to Lyssakida - Botting (2004)
• Cyathophycus loydelli belongs to Cyathophycus - Botting (2004)
• Solusrectus rosetta belongs to Solusrectus - Botting (2004)
• Solusrectus belongs to Hexactinellida - Botting (2004)
• Hemidiagoniella caseus belongs to Hemidiagoniella - Botting (2004)
• Hemidiagoniella tenax belongs to Hemidiagoniella - Botting (2004)
• Hemidiagoniella belongs to Hexactinellida - Botting (2004)
• Xylochos belongs to Hazeliidae - Botting (2004)
• Granulispongia belongs to Asthenospongiidae - Botting (2004)
• Acutipuerilis spinosus belongs to Acutipuerilis - Botting (2004)
• Acutipuerilis belongs to Asthenospongiidae - Botting (2004)
• Asthenospongia cambria belongs to Asthenospongia - Botting (2004)
• Asthenospongia belongs to Asthenospongiidae - Botting (2004)
• Heminectere minima belongs to Heminectere - Botting (2004)
• Pirania llanfawrensis belongs to Pirania - Botting (2004)
• Xylochos palindromica belongs to Xylochos - Botting (2004)