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Forolinia ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Labechiida : Labechiidae : Forolinia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 441 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 439 - 428 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Labechiidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Labechiidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Labechiidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Labechiidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Nestor, P. Copper, and C. Stock. 2010. Late Ordovician and Early Silurian stromatoporoid sponges from Anticosti Island, eastern Canada: Crossing the O/S mass extinction boundary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Forolinia brevis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Forolinia implana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Forolinia laminaris ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 441 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
| Forolinia lenticularis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 441 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
| Forolinia lineata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Forolinia pachyphylla ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 439 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Forolinia paka ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1964 | Forolinia Nestor |
| 2010 | Forolinia Nestor 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!
