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Coelocladia spinosa β
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| Rank | species (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Epipolasida : Heliospongiidae : Coelocladia : Coelocladia spinosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 315 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 272 - 260 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Demospongea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Demospongea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Epipolasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby, M. G. McKinzie, and B. B. Britt. 2008. Pennsylvanian sponges from thr Graford Formation, Wise County, Texas. Journal of Paleontology 82(3):492-510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1908 | Coelocladia spinosa Girty |
| 1982 | Coelocladia spinosa Deng p. 711 figs. Pl 1, fig 6 |
References
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!
