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Maeandrostia ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Maeandrostiidae : Maeandrostia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Maeandrostiidae : Maeandrostia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Maeandrostia Girty, 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 34, no. 1614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 306 - 303 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 212 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | B. Senowbari-Daryan, K. Rashidi, and A. Hamedani. 2005. Sponge assemblage from the Permian reefal limestones of Kuh-e Bagh-e Vang, Shotori Mountains (eastern Iran). Geologica Carpathica 56(5):381-406 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Maeandrostia dubia ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Maeandrostia kansasensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 306 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
Maeandrostia radiata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Maeandrostia rostrata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Maeandrostia tortacloaca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1908 | Maeandrostia Girty |
2005 | Maeandrostia Senowbari-Daryan et al. p. 397 |
2014 | Maeandrostia Amirhassankhani et al. p. 300 |
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!