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Amphithelion ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Spirosclerophorida : Scleritodermatidae : Amphithelion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Amphithelion cupula ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Amphithelion macrommata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1878 | Amphithelion Zittel |
| 1924 | Heterothelion Schrammen |
| 2004 | Amphithelion 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!
