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Cypellospongia ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosa : Euplectellidae : Cypellospongia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lyssacinosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lyssacinosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby and T. C. Gosney. 1983. First reported Triassic lyssakid sponges from North America. Journal of Paleontology 57(4):787-796 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cypellospongia fimbriartis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1983 | Cypellospongia Rigby and Gosney p. 789 |
2002 | Cypellospongia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2004 | Cypellospongia Finks et al. p. 451 |
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!