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Vaurealispongia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Vaurealispongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Amphidiscosa : Pelicaspongiidae : Vaurealispongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Vaurealispongia Rigby, 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Can. J. Earth Sci. 11: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 439 - 427 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Amphidiscosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Amphidiscosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Vaurealispongia minuta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1974 | Vaurealispongia Rigby |
| 1979 | Vaurealispongia Rigby et al. |
| 2002 | Vaurealispongia Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
