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Ptychorete ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sceptrulophora : Euretidae : Ptychorete | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Hexactinosa : Euretidae : Ptychorete | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Ptychorete Reid, 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | A monograph of the Upper Cretaceous Hexactinellida of Gr. Britain & N. Ireland. Palaeontogr. Soc. (Monogr.). Part 4: lxiv. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 89.8 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 89.8 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. E. H. Reid. 1964. A monograph of the Upper Cretaceous Hexactinellida of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Part IV. Palaeontographical Society Monograph |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Ptychorete ijimai ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1964 | Ptychorete Reid |
2004 | Ptychorete Finks et al. |
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!