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Polyblastidiidae ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosida : Polyblastidiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosa : Polyblastidiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Polyblastidiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 156 - 151 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lychniscosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lychniscosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Coeloscyphia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Phlyctaenium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1912 | Polyblastidiidae Schrammen |
2004 | Polyblastidiidae Finks et al. |
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!