BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Criccophorina ✝
| Source Data |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Criccospongiidae : Criccophorina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Tetractinomorpha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Tetractinomorpha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Tetractinomorpha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Mostler. 1986. Neue Kieselschwämme aus den Zlambachschichten (Obertrias, Nördliche Kalkalpen) [New siliceous sponges from the Zlambach Beds (Upper Triassic, northern Calcareous Alps)]. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 13:331-361 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criccophorina praelonga ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Criccophorina Mostler |
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!
