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Spongioalveolites ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Alveolitidae : Spongioalveolites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositida : Alveolitidae : Spongioalveolites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Spongioalveolites Iven, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Palaeontographica (A) 167 (4-6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 408 - 388 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Iven. 1980. Alveolitiden und Heliolitiden aus dem Mittel- und Oberdevon des Bergischen Landes (Rheinisches Schiefergebirge) [Alveolitids and heliolitids from the Middle and Upper Devonian of the Bergisches Land (Rheinisches Schiefergebirge)]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 167:121-179 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Spongioalveolites minimus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Spongioalveolites minor ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1980 | Spongioalveolites Iven |
| 2002 | Spongioalveolites Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
