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Porochonia ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosida : Callodictyonidae : Porochonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosa : Callodictyonidae : Porochonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Porochonia Hinde, 1883 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Cat. Foss. Spong. Brit. Mus. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Porochonia simplex ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Ventriculites simplex species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1884 | Porochonia Hinde |
2002 | Porochonia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2004 | Porochonia Finks |
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!