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Mussooriella ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Mussooriella | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Mussooriella Flügel & Singh, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Porifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Porifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Flügel and I. B. Singh. 2003. Stromatoporoid-Grade and other sponge fossils from the Upper Krol Formation of the Lesser Himalaya (India): Implications for the biotic evolution around the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary interval. Facies 49:351-372 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Mussooriella kroli ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 541 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2003 | Mussooriella Flügel and Singh p. 356 |
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!