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Laocoetis ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2235787	https://www.gbif.org/species/2235787
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	63006	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=63006

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sceptrulophora : Craticulariidae : Laocoetis

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Innaecoeliida : Craticulariidae : Laocoetis

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
phylum	Porifera	Grant 1836
class	Hexactinellida	Schmidt 1870
order	Innaecoeliida	Boiko 1990
family	Craticulariidae	Rauff 1893
subfamily	Laocoetidinae	Pomel 1872
genus	Laocoetis	Pomel 1872

Scientific Name

Laocoetis Pomel, 1872

Name Published In

Pomel, A. (1872). Paléontologie ou Description des animaux fossiles de la province d'Oran. Zoophytes. 5è Fascicule, Spongiaires. 1-256, pls I-XXXVI.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Laocoetis	genus	belongs to Hexactinosa	stated without evidence	Beresi, 2003
Laocoetis	genus	belongs to Laocoetidinae	stated with evidence	Finks et al., 2004

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

164 - 156 Ma
Jurassic

Last Recorded Appearance

20.4 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene

Environment

marine (based on Hexactinellida)

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Hexactinellida)

Vision

blind (based on Hexactinellida)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Hexactinellida)

Taphonomy

silica (based on Hexactinellida)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

M. S. Beresi. 2003. Oxfordian sponge association from the Neuquen basin, Mendoza, west central Argentina. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 16(3):105-112

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Craticularia arborescens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Craticularia emiliana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Craticularia relicta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Craticularia virgatula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Craticularia vulgata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Laocoetis arborescens ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	161 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Laocoetis clathrata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		7	161 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Laocoetis crassipes ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	41.3 Ma Eocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Laocoetis emiliana ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	47.8 Ma Eocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Laocoetis fittoni ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		13	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Laocoetis paradoxa ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		13	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Laocoetis patula ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	47.8 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Laocoetis perion species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Laocoetis piserai ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Laocoetis procumbens ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		9	161 Ma Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Laocoetis relicta ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		7	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Laocoetis striatopunctata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	157 Ma Jurassic	157 Ma Jurassic
Laocoetis tubifera ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	161 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Laocoetis virgatula ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		9	112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Laocoetis vulgata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Millepora fittoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Paracraticularia striatopunctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Paracraticularia tubifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Scyphia clathrata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Scyphia paradoxa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Scyphia procumbens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1872	Laocoetis Pomel
2003	Laocoetis Beresi p. 110
2004	Laocoetis Finks et al. p. 481

References

Beresi M. S. (2003) Oxfordian sponge association from the Neuquen basin, Mendoza, west central Argentina, Journal of South American Earth Sciences 16 3, 105-112

Finks R. M., Reid R. E. H., et al (2004) Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part E, Revised E 3, 1-872

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000, PaleoDB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Paléont. Oran, 5 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Reiswig, H.M. (2002). Family Craticulariidae Rauff, 1893 (Recent). pp. 1287-1289. In: Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Vol. 2 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). - via World Register of Marine Species

Pomel, A. (1872). Paléontologie ou Description des animaux fossiles de la province d'Oran. Zoophytes. 5è Fascicule, Spongiaires. 1-256, pls I-XXXVI. - via World Register of Marine Species

Hooper, John N. A., and Rob W. M. van Soest, eds., 2002: null. Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges. xlviii + 1708. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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!

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