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Pelicaspongiidae β
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Amphidiscosida : Pelicaspongiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Amphidiscosa : Pelicaspongiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pelicaspongiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 456 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 212 - 206 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | D. C. Garcia-Bellido and J. K. Rigby. 2004. Devonian and Carboniferous sponges from Spain. Journal of Paleontology 78(3):431-455 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Arakespongia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Ascospongiella β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Asturiaspongia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Cavospongiella β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Estrellaspongia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Galeospongia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Hadrophragmos β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Hexirregularia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Keriogastrospongia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Liscombispongia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Naybandospongia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Pelicaspongia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 427 Ma Silurian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Pseudohydnoceras β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Trailospongia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Twenhofelella β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 433 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Vaurealispongia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 439 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Walliospongia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1970 | Pelicaspongiidae Rigby |
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!
