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Nexospongiidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Megalithistida : Nexospongiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 468 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 479 - 468 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | M. G. Carrera. 1996. Ordovician megamorinid demosponges from San Juan Formation, Precordillera, western Argentina. Geobios 29(6):643-650 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Nexospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1996 | Nexospongiidae Carrera |
References
Carrera M. G. (1996) Ordovician megamorinid demosponges from San Juan Formation, Precordillera, western Argentina, Geobios 29 6, 643-650 |
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!