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Stromatomorpha ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Anthaspidellidae : Stromatomorpha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 164 - 145 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | F. Frech. 1890. Die Korallenfauna der Trias. Palaeontographica 37:1-116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Stromatomorpha califormica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Stromatomorpha californica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Stromatomorpha stylifera ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1890 | Stromatomorpha Frech |
| 1986 | Stromatomorpha Stanley, Jr. |
| 2009 | Stromatomorpha Senowbari-Daryan and Stanley Jr. |
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!
