Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Heteractinida : Octactinellida : Eiffeliidae : Gondekia : Gondekia hastula |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Gondekia hastula | species | belongs to Gondekia | stated with evidence | Rigby, 1991 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian |
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Environment | marine (based on Heteractinida) |
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Motility | stationary (based on Heteractinida) |
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Vision | blind (based on Heteractinida) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Porifera) |
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Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Heteractinida) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby. 1991. The new Devonian (Givetian) heteractinid sponge Gondekia from Ontario, Canada, and evolution of the astraeospongiids and eiffeliids. Journal of Paleontology 65(1):38-44 |
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