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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Regulares : Capsulocyathida : Cryptoporocyathidae : Polythalamia : Polythalamia americana |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Polythalamia americana | species | belongs to Polythalamia | stated with evidence | Debrenne and Wood, 1990 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
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Environment | marine (based on Regulares) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Regulares) |
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Vision | blind (based on Regulares) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Regulares) |
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Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Regulares) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. Debrenne and R. Wood. 1990. A new Cambrian sphinctozoan sponge from North America, its relationship to archaeocyaths and the nature of early sphinctozoans. Geological Magazine 127(4):435-443 |
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