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Polysiphonaria ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Maeandrostiidae : Polysiphonaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Maeandrostiidae : Polysiphonaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Polysiphonaria Finks, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | J Paleontol 71 (2), March | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 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) | R. M. Finks. 1995. Some new genera of Paleozoic calcareous sponges. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 6:1-9 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Polysiphonaria flabellata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Polysiphonia flabellata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1995 | Polysiphonaria Finks |
1995 | Polysiphonia Finks p. 4 |
2004 | Polysiphonaria Finks 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!