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Cupulochonia ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Cupulochonia | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 235 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 133 - 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Porifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Porifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. C. Laube. 1865. Die Fauna der Schichten von St. Cassian: Ein Beitrag zur Paläontologie der Alpinen Trias. II. Abtheilung. Spongitarien, Corallen, Echiniden und Crinoiden |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cupulochonia patellaris ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1859 | Cupulochonia Fromentel |
1865 | Cupulochonia Laube p. 21 |
References
Laube G. C. , Die Fauna der Schichten von St. Cassian: Ein Beitrag zur Paläontologie der Alpinen Trias. II. Abtheilung. Spongitarien, Corallen, Echiniden und Crinoiden, 1-76 |
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!