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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Preperonidellidae : Imperatoria : Imperatoria mega |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Imperatoria mega | species | belongs to Imperatoria | stated with evidence | Rigby and Potter, 1986 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 450 Ma Ordovician |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic |
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Environment | marine (based on Agelasida) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Agelasida) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Agelasida) |
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Reproduction | oviparous (based on Agelasida) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Agelasida) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby and A. W. Potter. 1986. Ordovician sphinctozoan sponges from the eastern Klamath Mountains, northern California. The Paleontological Society Memoir 20 |
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