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Stylothalamia ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Vaceletida : Verticillitidae : Stylothalamia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 191 - 174 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vaceletida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Vaceletida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Vaceletida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Vaceletida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Stylothalamia columnaris ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 23 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Stylothalamia eleganta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Stylothalamia hambastensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Stylothalamia hydriotica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Stylothalamia permica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Stylothalamia polysiphonata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1967 | Stylothalamia Ott |
| 2002 | Stylothalamia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Stylothalamia Finks et al. p. 717 |
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!
