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Stereodictyidae ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Stereodictyidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Reticulosa : Stereodictyidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Stereodictyidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 339 - 326 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. 1960. Late Paleozoic sponge faunas of the Texas region: The siliceous sponges. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 120(1):1-160 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Glossospongia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Stereodictyum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 279 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1960 | Stereodictyidae Finks p. 107 |
2004 | Stereodictyidae Finks et al. p. 408 |
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!