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Colospongiidae
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Colospongiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Colospongiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Colospongiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 450 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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, B. Senowbari-Daryan, and H. Liu. 1998. Sponges of the Permian Upper Capitan Limestone, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico and Texas. BYU Geology Studies 43:19-117 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Colospongiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 296 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Corymbospongiinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 209 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Kashanellinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Colospongia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 249 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Colospongiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Exaulipora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Guangxispongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Hajarispongia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kashanella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neoguadalupia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parauvanella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Platythalamiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudoimperatoria ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Shotorispongia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Steinmannia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Subascosymplegma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tristratocoelia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1990 | Colospongiidae Senowbari-Daryan p. 63 |
| 1998 | Colospongiidae Rigby et al. p. 47 |
| 1998 | Colospongiidae Senowbari-Daryan and Stanley |
| 1998 | Colospongiidae Stanley, Jr. |
| 2004 | Colospongiidae Finks et al. p. 697 |
| 2008 | Colospongiidae Rigby et al. |
| 2014 | Colospongiidae Amirhassankhani et al. p. 293 |
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!
