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Plinthosellidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida : Plinthosellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Claytonia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
Hazelina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Ingentilotus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Plinthosella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 21 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Pycnodesma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1910 | Plinthosellidae Schrammen |
2004 | Plinthosellidae Finks et al. |
References
Finks R. M., Reid R. E. H., et al (2004) Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part E, Revised E 3, 1-872 |
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!