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Blastochaetetes ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Chaetetidae : Blastochaetetes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Chaetetida : Chaetetidae : Blastochaetetes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Blastochaetetes Dietrich, 1919 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Chaetetida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Chaetetida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Chaetetida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Blastochaetetes angoulensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Blastochaetetes bathonicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Blastochaetetes capilliformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
Blastochaetetes karashensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Blastochaetetes orientalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Blastochaetetes venezuelensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Blastochaetetes zaafranensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Chaetetes capilliformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Stromatopora venezuelensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1919 | Blastochaetetes Dietrich |
1981 | Blastochaetetes Hill |
2002 | Blastochaetetes Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!