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Scipiospongia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sceptrulophora : Craticulariidae : Scipiospongia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Innaecoeliida : Craticulariidae : Scipiospongia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Scipiospongia Rigby, Xichun & Jiasong, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Brigham Young Univ Geol Stud 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | J. K. Rigby, X. Wu, and J. Fan. 1998. Triassic hexactinellid sponges from patch reefs in north-central Sichuan, People's Republic of China. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 43:119-165 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Scipiospongia columnaria ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1998 | Scipiospongia Rigby et al. |
| 2004 | Scipiospongia 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!
