IRMNG - Eiffeliidae Rigby, 1986 †

IRMNG taxon details

Eiffeliidae Rigby, 1986 †

IRMNG_ID

113796 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:113796)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Octactinellida †

Direct children (6)

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Genus Eiffelia Walcott, 1920 †
Genus Eiffelospongia Rigby & Collins, 2004 †
Genus Actinoites Duan, 1984 † accepted as Eiffelia Walcott, 1920 †
Genus Actinolites † accepted as Eiffelia Walcott, 1920 †
Genus Lenastella Missarzhevskij in Missarzhevskij & Mambetov, 1981 † accepted as Eiffelia Walcott, 1920 †
Genus Niphadus Duan, 1984 † accepted as Eiffelia Walcott, 1920 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2025). Eiffeliidae Rigby, 1986 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=113796 on 2026-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-11-20 23:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2025-10-26 17:11:23Z

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Rees, Tony

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Sources (5)
Notes (2)

basis of record Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

taxonomy source Finks, R. M.; Reid, R. E. H.; Rigby, J. K. (2004). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part E, Revised Porifera. Volume 3: Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas. , available online at https://journals.ku.edu/InvertebratePaleo/issue/view/455 [details]

current name source Finks, R. M.; Reid, R. E. H.; Rigby, J. K. (2004). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part E, Revised Porifera. Volume 3: Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas. , available online at https://journals.ku.edu/InvertebratePaleo/issue/view/455 [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Parazoa (Subkingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Calcarea (Class) > Heteractinida (Order) > Eiffeliidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Cambrian (Caerfai)-Carboniferous (Moscovian) [details]