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Annulospongia ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Anthaspidellidae : Annulospongia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Anthaspidellidae : Annulospongia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Annulospongia Bingli, Rigby & Zhongde, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | J Paleontol 77 (3), May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 467 - 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 467 - 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | B. Liu, J. K. Rigby, and Z. Zhu. 2003. Middle Ordovician lithistid sponges from the Bachu-Kalpin area, Xinjiang, northwestern China. Journal of Paleontology 77(3):430-441 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Annulospongia tarimensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2003 | Annulospongia Liu 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!