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Contignatiospongia ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Heteractinida : Octactinellida : Astraeospongiidae : Contignatiospongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Heteractinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Heteractinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Heteractinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Porifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Heteractinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. W. Kozur, H. Mostler, and J. E. Repetski. 2008. A new heteractinellid calcareous sponge from the lowermost Ordovician of Nevada and a discussion of the suborder Heteractinellidae. GeoAlp 5:53-64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Contignatiospongia nevadensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2008 | Contignatiospongia Kozur et al. |
References
| Kozur H. W., Mostler H., et al (2008) A new heteractinellid calcareous sponge from the lowermost Ordovician of Nevada and a discussion of the suborder Heteractinellidae, GeoAlp 5, 53-64 |
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!
