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Halichondrida
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Halichondrida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (20%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Halichondrida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Halichondrida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | COMMENTS: Erect and surficial, non-motile attached, suspension feeding according to Bambach et al. (2007). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Demospongea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. K. Bambach, A. M. Bush, and D. H. Erwin. 2007. Supplement to Autecology and the filling of ecospace: Key metazoan radiations. Palaeontology 50(1):1-22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bubaridae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Cassianostroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Halichondria genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Ischnspongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 541 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ptilispongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 541 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1867 | Halichondrida Gray |
| 2007 | Halichondrida Bambach et al. p. S5 |
References
| Bambach R. K., Bush A. M., et al (2007) Supplement to Autecology and the filling of ecospace: Key metazoan radiations, Palaeontology 50 1, 1-22 |
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!
