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Spica ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Spicidae : Spica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 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) | H. Termier and G. Termier. 1977. Paléontologie des Invertébrés, in Monographie paléontologique des affleurements permiens du Djebel Tebaga (Sud Tunisien). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 156(1-3):25-99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Spica spica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 31 | 272 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Spica texana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1977 | Spica Termier and Termier |
| 2006 | Spica Rigby and Bell p. 8 |
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!
