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Chaetetidae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Chaetetidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Chaetetida : Chaetetidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Chaetetidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 453 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Chaetetida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Chaetetida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Chaetetida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. Steiger and D. Wurm. 1980. Faziesmuster oberjurassischer Plattform-Karbonate (Plassen-Kalke), Nördliche Kalkalpen, Steirisches Salzkammergut, Österreich). Facies 2:241-284 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Chaetetinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 207 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Chaetetiporinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 15 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 336 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Moskoviinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Atrochaetetes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bauneia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 269 Ma Permian | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Blastochaetetes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 28 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Chaetetipora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyclochaetetes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Mirispongia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Neosolenopora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parabauneia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Pseudoseptifer ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Solenopora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dania huronica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tetradium racemosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1850 | Chaetetidae Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1981 | Chaetetidae Hill |
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!
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