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Tetralithistida
Source Data |
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Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 8 (3.6%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | R. M. Finks, R. E. H. Reid, and J. K. Rigby. 2004. Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part E, Revised E(3):1-872 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Dicranocladina suborder | listed (PBDB) | 49 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Didymmorina suborder | listed (PBDB) | 78 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Tetracladina suborder | listed (PBDB) | 393 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1962 | Tetralithistida Lagneau-Hérenger |
2004 | Tetralithistida Finks et al. p. 4 |
References
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!