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Cassianothalamia ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Hadromerida : Cassianothalamiidae : Cassianothalamia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 232 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 222 - 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hadromerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Hadromerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hadromerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | Skeletal mineralogy according to Wendt (1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Cassianothalamia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Cassianothalamia cylindrica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Cassianothalamia zardinii ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1987 | Cassianothalamia Reitner |
| 2002 | Cassianothalamia Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
| Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
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!
