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Criccospongiidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Criccospongiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Criccophorina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1986 | Criccospongiidae Mostler |
2004 | Criccospongiidae Finks 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!