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Rank | genus (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Chaetetida : Chaetetidae : Pachytheca |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Pachytheca | genus | belongs to Chaetetinae | stated with evidence | Hill, 1981 | Pachytheca | genus | belongs to Tabulospongida | second hand | Sepkoski, 2002 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 431 - 427 Ma Silurian |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Chaetetida) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Chaetetida) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Chaetetida) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
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