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Bothroconis ✝
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Bothroconis | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Bothroconis King, 1850 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Perm. Fossils (Pal. Soc., 3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. King. 1850. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Bothroconis plana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1850 | Bothroconis King |
2002 | Bothroconis Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!