Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Protomonaxonida : Choiidae : Choia : Choia utahensis |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Choia utahensis | species | belongs to Choia | stated with evidence | Walcott, 1920 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 516 Ma Cambrian |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 513 - 499 Ma Cambrian |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Choia) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Choia) |
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Taphonomy | silica (based on Demospongea) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby. 1978. Porifera of the Middle Cambrian Wheeler Shale, from the Wheeler Amphitheater, House Range, in western Utah. Journal of Paleontology 52(6):1325-1345 |
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