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Hintzespongiidae ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Hintzespongiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Reticulosa : Hintzespongiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Hintzespongiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Reticulosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Reticulosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R . M. Finks. 1983. Fossil Hexactinellida. In J. K. Rigby, C. W. Stearn (eds.), Sponges and Spongiomorphs |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cyathophycus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
Hintzespongia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Lantianospongia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 541 Ma Cambrian | |
Ratcliffespongia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 504 Ma Cambrian | |
Stephenospongia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1983 | Hintzespongiidae Finks |
2010 | Hintzespongiidae Rigby et al. |
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!