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Entobia ✝
| Description | Entobia is a trace fossil in a hard substrate (typically a shell, rock or hardground made of calcium carbonate) formed by sponges as a branching network of galleries, often with regular enlargements termed chambers. Apertural canals connect the outer surface of the substrate to the chambers and galleries so the sponge can channel water through its tissues for filter feeding (Bromley, 1970). The fossil ranges from the Devonian to the Recent (Taylor and Wilson, 2003; Tapanila, 2006). From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entobia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Clionaida : Clionaidae : Entobia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Clavulina : Clionaidae : Entobia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Entobia Bronn, 1837 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bronn, Heinrich G. 1837. Lethaea Geognostica, Abbildungen und Beschreibungen der für die Gebirgs-Formationen bezeichnendsten Versteinerungen. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart. Vol. 1: i-vi+1-544. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 165 - 156 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Clionaidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Clionaidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | no hard parts (based on Clavulina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. M. Finks, R. E. H. Reid, and J. K. Rigby. 2004. Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part E, Revised E(3):1-872 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entobia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Entobia cateniformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Entobia cretacea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Entobia laquea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 20.4 Ma Miocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1838 | Entobia Bronn |
| 1975 | Entobia Hantzschel |
| 2004 | Entobia Finks et al. p. 40 |
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!
