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Diagoniella ✝
Description | Diagoniella is a genus of sponge known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale. 128 specimens of Diagoniella are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise 0.24% of the community. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagoniella, 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 : Hexactinellida : Protospongiidae : Diagoniella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Reticulosa : Protospongiidae : Diagoniella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Diagoniella Rauff, 1894 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Palaeontogr., 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | Epifaunal suspension feeder (Caron & Jackson, 2008); erect, non-motile attached, supension (Bambach et al., 2007). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagoniella |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Diagoniella cyathiformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Diagoniella hindei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Diagoniella magna ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Diagoniella mica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
Diagoniella robisoni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Diagoniella tubulara ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
Protospongia cyathiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1894 | Diagoniella Rauff |
2002 | Diagoniella Sepkoski, Jr. |
2007 | Diagoniella Bambach et al. p. S80 |
2010 | Diagoniella 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!