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Cribrospongiidae
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Hexactinosa : Cribrospongiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (2.3%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Hexactinosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hexactinosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. M. Finks, R. E. H. Reid, and J. K. Rigby. 2004. Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part E, Revised E(3):1-872 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Andreaea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cribrospongia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 86 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Erineum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Feifelia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Gevreya ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Guettardiscyphia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Haynespongia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Keuppiella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Nelumbifolium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Polyopesia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Stereochlamis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Stichmaptyx ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Tesselospongia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Tremaphorus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1864 | Cribrospongiidae Roemer |
| 2004 | Cribrospongiidae Finks et al. p. 490 |
References
| Finks R. M., Reid R. E. H., et al (2004) Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part E, Revised E 3, 1-872 |
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!
