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Spongotripus
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Plagiacanthidae : Spongotripus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Spongodiscidae : Spongotripus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Spongotripus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (25%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Spongotripus aculeatus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Spongotripus pujanai species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Spongotripus ruestae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Spongotripus triassicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1999 | Spongotripus Kiessling |
2002 | Spongotripus Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
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!