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Choiidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Protomonaxonida : Choiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 409 - 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Demospongea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Demospongea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Demospongea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Allantospongia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Choia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 51 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Choiaella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 20 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Lenica ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1925 | Choiidae Laubenfels |
| 2004 | Choiidae Finks et al. |
References
| 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 |
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!
