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Radicanalospongia ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Pharetrospongiidae : Radicanalospongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Agelasida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Agelasida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Agelasida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | oviparous (based on Agelasida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Agelasida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby, J. S. Fan, and W. Zhang. 1989. Inozoan calcareous Porifera from the Permian reefs in South China. Journal of Paleontology 63(6):778-800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Radicanalospongia normala ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1989 | Radicanalospongia Rigby et al. p. 798 |
| 2002 | Radicanalospongia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Radicanalospongia Finks et al. p. 618 |
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!
