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Gondekia ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Heteractinida : Octactinellida : Eiffeliidae : Gondekia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. K. Rigby. 1991. The new Devonian (Givetian) heteractinid sponge Gondekia from Ontario, Canada, and evolution of the astraeospongiids and eiffeliids. Journal of Paleontology 65(1):38-44 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Gondekia hastula ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Gondekia lancifer ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1991 | Gondekia Rigby |
1994 | Gondekia Rigby |
2002 | Gondekia Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!