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Scotospongia
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Scotospongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Hexactinosa : Scotospongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Scotospongia Krainer & Mostler, 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Geologisch-Palaeontologische Mitteilungen 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 235 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | K. Krainer and H. Mostler. 1992. Neue hexactinellide Poriferen aus der südalpinen Mitteltrias der Karawanken (Kärnten, Österreich) [New hexactinellid Porifera from the southern Alpine Middle Triassic of the Karawanken Mountains (Carinthia, Austria)]. Geologisch-Palaeontologische Mitteilungen 18:131-150 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Scotospongia aculeata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1992 | Scotospongia Krainer and Mostler p. 138 |
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!
