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Pileolitidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Pileolitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Hexactinosa : Pileolitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Pileolitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Hexactinosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hexactinosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Hexactinoderma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Pileolites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1960 | Pileolitidae Finks |
2004 | Pileolitidae Finks et al. p. 432 |
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!