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Belemnospongia ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Belemnospongia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 306 - 303 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Tetractinomorpha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Tetractinomorpha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Tetractinomorpha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Belemnospongia epiradiatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Belemnospongia parmula ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 306 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1889 | Belemnospongia Ulrich |
| 2002 | Belemnospongia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Belemnospongia Finks et al. |
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!
