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Ophiraphidites tuberosus β
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| Rank | species (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Astrophorida : Ophiraphidites : Ophiraphidites tuberosus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Astrophorida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Astrophorida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Astrophorida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Schrammen. 1910. Die Kieselspongien der oberen Kreide von Nordwestdeutschland, Teil 1 Tetraxonia, Monaxonia und Silicea incert. sedis [Upper Cretaceous sponges from north-western Germany, part 1 Tetraxonia, Monaxonia and Silicea incert. sedis]. Palaeontographica, Supplement 5:1-175 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1899 | Ophiraphidites tuberosus Schrammen |
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!
