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Intratubospongia ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Virgolidae : Intratubospongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Agelasida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Agelasida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Agelasida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | oviparous (based on Agelasida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Agelasida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby, J. S. Fan, and W. Zhang. 1989. Inozoan calcareous Porifera from the Permian reefs in South China. Journal of Paleontology 63(6):778-800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Intratubospongia bifida ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Intratubospongia minima ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Intratubospongia obscura ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Intratubospongia osiensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 75 | 269 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Intratubospongia tenuiperforata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1989 | Intratubospongia Rigby et al. p. 790 |
| 1991 | Dendrosclera Wu p. 46 |
| 1991 | Paracorynella Wu p. 64 |
| 1991 | Paristellispongia Wu p. 71 |
| 2002 | Intratubospongia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Intratubospongia Finks et al. p. 597 |
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!
