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Fissispongia ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Fissispongiidae : Fissispongia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Fissispongiidae : Fissispongia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Fissispongia King, 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | J. Paleont., 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 306 - 303 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 303 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Fissispongia jacksboroensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 306 Ma Carboniferous | 306 Ma Carboniferous | |
Fissispongia spinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1938 | Fissispongia King |
2002 | Fissispongia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2008 | Fissispongia Rigby 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!