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Moretispongia ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Spirosclerophorida : Jereicidae : Moretispongia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 165 - 161 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 7.2 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Moretispongia micropora ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Moretispongia praegnans ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Moretispongia pyriformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1872 | Marisca Pomel |
1949 | Moretispongia Breistroffer |
2002 | Moretispongia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2004 | Moretispongia 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!