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Acanthochaetetidae
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Hadromerida : Acanthochaetetidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (40%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 157 - 152 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hadromerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Hadromerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hadromerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Acanthochaetetidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Reitner and T. Engeser. 1983. Contributions to the systematics and the paleoecology of the family Acanthochaetetidae (Order Tabulospongida, class Sclerospongiae). Geobios 16(6):773-779 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acanthochaetetes genus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Diplochaetetes ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Septochaetetes ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1970 | Acanthochaetetidae Fischer |
| 1981 | Acanthochaetetidae Hill |
| 1983 | Acanthochaetetidae Reitner and Engeser |
| 1986 | Acanthochaetetidae Engeser 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!
