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Insulipora ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Chiastoclonellidae : Insulipora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | R. M. Finks. 1960. Late Paleozoic sponge faunas of the Texas region: The siliceous sponges. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 120(1):1-160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Insulipora elegans ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1960 | Insulipora Finks p. 64 |
| 2002 | Insulipora Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Insulipora Finks et al. p. 122 |
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!
