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Pileospongia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Pileospongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Hexactinosa : Pileospongiidae : Pileospongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pileospongia Rigby, Keyes & Horowitz, 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Journal Paleont. 53 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 326 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 326 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Hexactinosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hexactinosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby, R. Keyes, and A. Horowitz. 1979. Two new Mississippian sponges from northeastern Alabama. Journal of Paleontology 53(3):709-719 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pileospongia lopados ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1979 | Pileospongia Rigby et al. |
| 2002 | Pileospongia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Pileospongia 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!
