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Guettardiscyphia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Plieolitidae : Guettardiscyphia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Hexactinosa : Cribrospongiidae : Guettardiscyphia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Guettardiscyphia de Fromentel, 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Mém. Soc. Linn. Normandie, 11, no. 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 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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| Guettardiscyphia (Hillendia) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Guettardia bisalata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Guettardia stellata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Guettardia striata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Guettardia thiolati species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Guettardiscyphia alata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Guettardiscyphia bisalata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Guettardiscyphia diptera ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Guettardiscyphia roemeri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Guettardiscyphia stellata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Guettardiscyphia striata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Guettardiscyphia thiolati ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Pleurostoma alatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pleurostoma roemeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Guettardia Michelin, 1847 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Plieolitidae : Guettardia |
| Guettardoscyphia Delage, 1899 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Plieolitidae : Guettardoscyphia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1847 | Guettardia Michelin |
| 1860 | Guettardiscyphia Fromentel |
| 2002 | Guettardiscyphia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Guettardiscyphia Finks et al. p. 493 |
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!
