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Hydnoangulus ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Hydnoangulus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Reticulosa : Dictyospongiidae : Hydnoangulus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Hydnoangulus Rigby & Ausich, 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Journal Paleont. 55 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 345 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 345 - 343 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Reticulosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Reticulosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby and W. I. Ausich. 1981. Lower Mississippian sponges from the Edwardsville Formation, southern Indiana. Journal of Paleontology 55(2):370-382 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Hydnoangulus quadratus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1981 | Hydnoangulus Rigby and Ausich |
2002 | Hydnoangulus Sepkoski, Jr. |
2004 | Hydnoangulus 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!