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Clionaidae
Description | Clionaidae is a family of demosponges which are found worldwide. This family is known for parasitically boring holes in calcareous material such as mollusc shells and corals, using both chemical and mechanical processes. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clionaidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Clionaida : Clionaidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Clavulina : Clionaidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Clionaidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Cours élémentaire de paléontologie et de géologie stratigraphiques, vol. 2, p. 209 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (43%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 331 - 323 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | no hard parts (based on Clavulina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. M. Finks, R. E. H. Reid, and J. K. Rigby. 2004. Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part E, Revised E(3):1-872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clionaidae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Alectona genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 13.8 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cervicornia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cliona genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 246 | 331 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Clionaopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clionolithes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cliothosa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dotona genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Entobia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 42 | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Pione genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scolopes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Spheciospongia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Spiroxya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volzia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Papillela infrafoliata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1851 | Clionaidae d'Orbigny |
2004 | Clionaidae Finks et al. p. 35 |
2012 | Clionaidae Worheide et al. p. 31 figs. Fig. 1.4 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!