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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Protomonaxonida : Hamptoniidae : Hamptonia : Hamptonia christi |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Hamptonia christi | species | belongs to Hamptonia | stated with evidence | Botting, 2007 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 478 - 467 Ma Ordovician |
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Motility | stationary (based on Hamptonia) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hamptonia) |
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Taphonomy | silica (based on Demospongea) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. P. Botting. 2007. "Cambrian" demosponges in the Ordovician of Morocco: Insights into the early evolutionary history of sponges. Geobios 40:737-748 |
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