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Retispinopora tuberculata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8593236https://www.gbif.org/species/8593236
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)192232https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=192232
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Lithonida : Minchinellidae : Retispinopora : Retispinopora tuberculata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Lithonida : Minchinellidae : Retispinopora : Retispinopora tuberculata
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
orderLithonidaDoederlein 1892
familyMinchinellidaeDendy and Row 1913
genusRetispinoporaBrydone 1912
speciesRetispinopora tuberculataHampton 1957
Generic NameRetispinopora
Scientific NameRetispinopora tuberculata Hampton, 1957
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Retispinopora tuberculataspeciesbelongs to Retispinoporastated with evidenceHampton, 1957
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Lithonida)
Visionblind (based on Calcarea)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Lithonida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Calcarea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. S. Hampton. 1957. The sponge genus Retispinopora in the English Chalk. Proceedings of the Geologist's Association 68(1):53-56

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1957Retispinopora tuberculata Hampton

References

Hampton J. S. (1957) The sponge genus Retispinopora in the English Chalk, Proceedings of the Geologist's Association 68 1, 53-56
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!
 
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