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Lercaritubus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Preperonidellidae : Lercaritubus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 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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| Lercaritubus problematicus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 279 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Lercaritubus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Lercaritubus Rigby and Bell p. 20 |
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!
