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Leiofungia ✝
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Leiofungia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Leiofungia de Fromentel, 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Mém. Soc. Linn. Normandie, 11, no. 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 235 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Achilleum radiciforme species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achilleum reticulare species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achilleum rugosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leiofungia radiciformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Leiofungia reticularis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Leiofungia rugosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1859 | Leiofungia Fromentel |
| 1865 | Leiofungia Laube p. 21 |
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!
