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Sollasia ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Girtyocoeliidae : Sollasia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 339 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 212 - 206 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | oviparous (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. V. Boiko, G. V. Belyaeva, and I. T. Zhuravleva. 1991. Sphinktozoa Phanerozoya Territorii SSSR [Phanerozoic Sphinctozoa of the Territory of the USSR] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Sollasia absita ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 272 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Sollasia amaurosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Sollasia arta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 265 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Sollasia cylindrica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Sollasia norica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Sollasia ostiolata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 176 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Sollasia parva ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Sollasia spheroida ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 272 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1882 | Sollasia Steinmann |
| 1991 | Sollasia Boiko et al. |
| 1994 | Sollasia Senowbari-Daryan and Ingavat-Helmcke |
| 2002 | Sollasia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Sollasia Finks et al. p. 664 |
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!
