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Stromatofungia ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatofungia | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Stromatofungia Fromentel, 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Mém. Soc. Linn. Normandie, 11, no. 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Porifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Porifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. C. Laube. 1865. Die Fauna der Schichten von St. Cassian: Ein Beitrag zur Paläontologie der Alpinen Trias. II. Abtheilung. Spongitarien, Corallen, Echiniden und Crinoiden |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Stromatofungia porosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Stromatopora porosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1859 | Stromatofungia Fromentel |
1865 | Stromatofungia Laube p. 24 |
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!