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Cladospongia ✝
Description | Cladospongia may refer to: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladospongia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Preperonidellidae : Cladospongia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Preperonidellidae : Cladospongia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Cladospongia Rigby, Rohr, Blodgett & Britt, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Article title: Silurian sponges and some associated fossils from the Heceta Limestone, Prince of Wales Island, southeastern Alaska. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 433 - 423 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 433 - 423 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. K. Rigby, D. M. Rohr, and R. B. Blodgett, B. B. Britt. 2008. Silurian sponges and some associated fossils from the Heceta Limestone, Prince of Wales Island, Southeastern Alaska. Journal of Paleontology 82(1):91-101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladospongia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cladospongia alaskensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2008 | Cladospongia 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!