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Hemidiscellidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Hemidiscellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Hemidiscosa : Hemidiscellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Hemidiscellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 299 - 290 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 299 - 290 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Hemidiscosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hemidiscosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. D. Mouro, A. C. S. Fernandes, and D. W. Rogerio, V. M. Fonseca. 2014. First Articulated Sponge from the Paleozoic of Brazil, and a New Organization of the Order Hemidiscosa. Journal of Paleontology 88(1):171-178 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Microhemidiscia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1969 | Hemidiscellidae Kling and Reif |
2014 | Hemidiscellidae Mouro 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!