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Brachiolites ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosida : Callodictyidae : Brachiolites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosa : Callodictyidae : Brachiolites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Brachiolites Smith, 1848 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (2) 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | A. Pisera and P. Busquets. 2002. Eocene siliceous sponges from the Ebro Basin (Catalonia, Spain). Géobios 35(3):321-346 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1848 | Brachiolites Smith |
2002 | Brachiolites Pisera and Busquets p. 341 |
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!