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Stelletta
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Ancorinida : Ancorinidae : Stelletta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (17%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 113 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Demospongea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Demospongea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Ancorinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Stelletta (Stolleya) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1862 | Stelletta Schmidt |
| 2002 | Stelletta Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Stelletta Finks 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!
