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Alpinothalamia

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)3577https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=3577
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Hadromerida : Celyphiidae : Alpinothalamia
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongea
subclassTetractinomorphaLévi 1956
orderHadromeridaTopsent 1898
familyCelyphiidaeLaubenfels 1955
genusAlpinothalamiaSenowbari-Daryan 1990
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Alpinothalamiagenusbelongs to Demospongiasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Alpinothalamiagenusbelongs to Celyphiidaestated with evidenceFinks et al., 2004
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)5
First Recorded Appearance242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance212 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Hadromerida)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Hadromerida)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Hadromerida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Hadromerida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1990. Die systematische Stellung der thalamiden Schwämme und ihre Bedeutung in der Erdgeschichte. Münchener Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, Reihe A 21:5-326

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Alpinothalamia bavarica
species
listed (PBDB)28242 Ma
Middle Triassic
228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Alpinothalamia minima
species
listed (PBDB)3228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Alpinothalamia polysiphonata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Alpinothalamia slovenica
species
listed (PBDB)4237 Ma
Middle Triassic
232 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1990Alpinothalamia Senowbari-Daryan
2002Alpinothalamia Sepkoski, Jr.
2004Alpinothalamia Finks et al. p. 725

References

Senowbari-Daryan B. (1990) Die systematische Stellung der thalamiden Schwämme und ihre Bedeutung in der Erdgeschichte, Münchener Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, Reihe A 21, 5-326
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Finks R. M., Reid R. E. H., et al (2004) Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part E, Revised E 3, 1-872
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!
 
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