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Valospongia ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Valospongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Reticulosa : Valospongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Valospongia Rigby, 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Journal Paleont. 57 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. 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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Valospongia sonorensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 504 Ma Cambrian | 504 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1971 | Valospongia Rigby |
2002 | Valospongia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2010 | Valospongia Rigby 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!