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Glomocystospongia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Glomocystospongiidae : Glomocystospongia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Glomocystospongiidae : Glomocystospongia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Glomocystospongia Rigby, Fan Jiasong & Zhang, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | J Paleontol 63 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | oviparous (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby, J. Fan, and W. Zhang. 1989. Sphinctozoan sponges from the Permian reefs of South China. Journal of Paleontology 63(4):404-439 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Glomocystospongia gracilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 265 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1989 | Glomocystospongia Rigby et al. p. 436 |
| 2002 | Glomocystospongia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Glomocystospongia Finks et al. p. 674 |
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!
