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Rossella
| Description | Rossella may refer to : From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossella, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Rossellidae : Rossella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosa : Rossellidae : Rossella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Rossella Carter, 1872 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Carter, H.J. (1872). On two new Sponges from the Antarctic Sea, and on a new Species of Tethya from Shetland; together with Observations on the Reproduction of Sponges commencing from Zygosis of the Sponge animal. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (4) 9(54): 409-435,pls XX-XXII. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lyssacinosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lyssacinosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Brückner. 2006. Taxonomy and paleoecology of lyssacinosan Hexactinellida from the Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) of Bornholm, Denmark, in comparison with other Postpaleozoic representatives. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 564:1-103 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossella |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Rossella antarctica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella aperta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella dubia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella fibulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella gaini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella gaussi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella hexactinophila species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella ijimai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella inermis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella levis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella longstaffi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella lychnophora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella mixta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella nuda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella pilosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella podagrosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella racovitzae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella schulzei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella vanhoeffeni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella villosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rossella vitiosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Anaulosoma Kirkpatrick, 1907 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Rossellidae : Anaulosoma |
| Aulorossella Kirkpatrick, 1907 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Rossellidae : Aulorossella |
| Rosella | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Rossellidae : Rosella |
| Gymnorossella Topsent, 1916 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Rossellidae : Gymnorossella |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1872 | Rossella Carter |
| 2006 | Rossella Brückner p. 24 |
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!
