Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Vauxiidae : Vauxia : Vauxia gracilenta |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Vauxia gracilenta | species | belongs to Vauxia | stated with evidence | Walcott, 1920 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian |
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Environment | marine (based on Lithistida) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Vauxia) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Vauxia) |
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Taphonomy | silica (based on Lithistida) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby. 1986. Cambrian and Silurian sponges from North Greenland. Rapport Groenlands Geologiske Undersoegelse 132:51-63 |
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