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Azoricidae
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Spirosclerophorida : Azoricidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (5.7%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 165 - 161 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) | 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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| Astroboliinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Aulosominae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Azoricinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 26 | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cytoraciinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 26 | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Leiochoniinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 38 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Siphonidiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1888 | Azoricidae Sollas |
| 2004 | Azoricidae Finks et al. p. 279 |
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!
