Learning Center What is a mineral?The most common minerals on earth Information for Educators Mindat Articles The Elements The Rock H. Currier Digital Library Geologic Time

Minerals by Properties Minerals by Chemistry Advanced Locality Search Random Mineral Random Locality Search by minID Localities Near Me Search Articles Search Glossary More Search Options

The Mindat Manual Add a New Photo Rate Photos Locality Edit Report Coordinate Completion Report Add Glossary Item

Mining Companies Statistics Users Mineral Museums Clubs & Organizations Mineral Shows & Events The Mindat Directory Device Settings The Mineral Quiz

Photo Search Photo Galleries Search by Color New Photos Today New Photos Yesterday Members' Photo Galleries Past Photo of the Day Gallery Photography

BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems

Sestrostomella ✝

Photos

Photo Gallery

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4583511	https://www.gbif.org/species/4583511
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	3705	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=3705

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Sestrostomellidae : Sestrostomella

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Sestrostomellidae : Sestrostomella

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
phylum	Porifera	Grant 1836
class	Demospongea
subclass	Ceractinomorpha	Levi 1953
order	Agelasida	Verrill 1907
family	Sestrostomellidae	Laubenfels 1955
genus	Sestrostomella	Zittel 1878

Scientific Name

Sestrostomella Zittel, 1878

Name Published In

Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., 13, Abt. 2

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Sestrostomella	genus	belongs to Pharetronida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Sestrostomella	genus	belongs to Sestrostomellidae	stated with evidence	Finks et al., 2004

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

242 - 232 Ma
Triassic

Last Recorded Appearance

140 - 133 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Environment

marine (based on Agelasida)

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Agelasida)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Agelasida)

Reproduction

oviparous (based on Agelasida)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Agelasida)

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	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Sestrostomella aureolata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sestrostomella conica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sestrostomella robusta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	22	242 Ma Middle Triassic	212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sestrostomella wartae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	161 Ma Jurassic	161 Ma Jurassic

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Sestromostella Zittel, 1903	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Sestrostomellidae : *Sestromostella*
Sesostromella Steinmann, 1882	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Sestrostomellidae : *Sesostromella*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1878	Sestrostomella Zittel
2002	Sestrostomella Sepkoski, Jr.
2004	Sestrostomella Finks et al. p. 611
2014	Sestrostomella Amirhassankhani et al. p. 296

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Finks R. M., Reid R. E. H., et al (2004) Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part E, Revised E 3, 1-872

Amirhassankhani F., Senowbari-Daryan B., et al (2014) Upper Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian) hypercalcified sponges from the Lut Block, east central Iran, Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 120, 287-315

Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., 13, Abt. 2 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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!

Quick NavTop Fossil Distribution Subtaxa Obsolete Names Synonymy List References

Mindat.org is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2024, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: May 3, 2024 03:32:27

Go to top of page