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Placoscytus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida : Theonellidae : Placoscytus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 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) | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Placoscytus jereaeformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1901 | Sollasella Schrammen |
| 1910 | Placoscytus Schrammen |
| 2002 | Placoscytus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Placoscytus 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!
