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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Astraeospongiidae : Ensiferites : Ensiferites brandenburgi |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Heteractinida : Octactinellida : Astraeospongiidae : Ensiferites : Ensiferites brandenburgi |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Ensiferites |
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Scientific Name | Ensiferites brandenburgi Rigby et al., 1979 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Ensiferites brandenburgi | species | belongs to Ensiferites | stated with evidence | Rigby et al., 1979 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
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Environment | marine (based on Heteractinida) |
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Motility | stationary (based on Heteractinida) |
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Vision | blind (based on Heteractinida) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Porifera) |
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Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Heteractinida) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby, D. Schumacher, and S. J. Meader. 1979. The genus Ensiferites, a Devonian astraeosponge of North America. Journal of Paleontology 53(2):475-493 |
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Common Name(s) | Sponge |
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Brandenburg Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA