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Mussooriella kroli ✝
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Rank | species | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Mussooriella : Mussooriella kroli | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Mussooriella : Mussooriella kroli | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Generic Name | Mussooriella | |||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Mussooriella kroli Flügel & Singh, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | high Mg calcite | |||||||||||||||||||||
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
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2003 | Mussooriella kroli 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!