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Heteractinida
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| Rank | class (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Heteractinida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (3.7%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 530 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Heteractinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Heteractinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Heteractinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Porifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Heteractinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Hetairacyathida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Octactinellida order | listed (PBDB) | 191 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Asteractinella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Astraeoconus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Conwaymorrisispongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Corynospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Heterostella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hyalostelia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 62 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Leptopoterion ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Taraxaculum ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Tholiasterella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Toquimiella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Uranosphaera ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1888 | Heteractinida Hinde |
| 1998 | Heteractinida Rigby and Keyes p. 2 |
| 2002 | Heteractinida Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Heteractinida Finks et al. p. 557 |
| 2006 | Heteractinida Skovsted p. 1098 |
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!
