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Ceratoporellidae
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Axinellida : Ceratoporellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (17%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Axinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Axinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Axinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Wood. 1987. Biology and revised systematics of some late Mesozoic stromatoporoids. Special Papers in Palaeontology 37:5-89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Atrochaetetes ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Cassianochaetetes ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Ceratoporella genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 269 Ma Permian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Preceratoporella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Reticulocoelia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 269 Ma Permian | 242 Ma Middle Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1972 | Ceratoporellidae Hartmann and Goreau |
| 1987 | Ceratoporellidae Wood |
References
| Wood R. (1987) Biology and revised systematics of some late Mesozoic stromatoporoids, Special Papers in Palaeontology 37, 5-89 |
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!
