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Archaeoscyphia rectilinearis ✝
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Rank | species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Anthaspidellidae : Archaeoscyphia : Archaeoscyphia rectilinearis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Anthaspidellidae : Archaeoscyphia : Archaeoscyphia rectilinearis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Generic Name | Archaeoscyphia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Archaeoscyphia rectilinearis de Freitas, 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby and B. D. E. Chatterton. 1999. Silurian (Wenlock) demosponges from the Avalanche Lake area of the Mackenzie Mountains, southwestern District of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Canada. Palaeontographica Canadiana 16:1-43 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1989 | Archaeoscyphia rectilinearis de Freitas |
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!