Siphoniidae

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Kingdom Animalia Class Demospongiae Order Lithistida		Phylum Porifera Subclass Tetractinomorpha Rank Family

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

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).

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

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