Source Data | |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Anthaspidellidae : Archaeocyphia |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Archaeocyphia | genus | belongs to Anthaspidellidae | stated with evidence | Rigby and Desrochers, 1995 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 458 Ma Ordovician |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 466 - 458 Ma Ordovician |
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Environment | marine (based on Lithistida) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lithistida) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lithistida) |
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Taphonomy | silica (based on Lithistida) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby and A. Desrochers. 1995. Lower and Middle Ordovician lithistid demosponges from the Mingan Islands, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. Journal of Paleontology Memoir 69(4):1-35 |
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