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Calceolispongia β
| Description | Calceolispongia (literally "Shoe Sponge") is a diverse genus of cladid crinoids that lived along the shores of eastern Pangaea that correspond to Timor and Western Australia, today. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calceolispongia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Calceolispongiidae : Calceolispongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Ampelocrinida : Calceolispongiidae : Calceolispongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Calceolispongia Gerth, 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | K. Akad. Weten. Amsterdam, Proc. 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 296 - 290 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Cladida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Cladida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Crinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Etheridge Jr. 1915. Western Australian Carboniferous fossils, chiefly from Mount Marmion, Lennard River, West Kimberley. Western Australia Geological Survey Bulletin 58:7-59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calceolispongia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Calceolispongia abundans β species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Calceolispongia cracowensis β species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 272 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Calceolispongia diemenensis β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Calceolispongia digitata β species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Calceolispongia gerthi β species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Calceolispongia hindei β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Calceolispongia kalewaensis β species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Calceolispongia lizziensis β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Calceolispongia nodosa β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Calceolispongia spinosa β species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Calceolispongia stephensi β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Calceolispongia teicherti β species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 290 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Calceolispongia ulladullensis β species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 290 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1915 | Calceolispongia Etheridge Jr. |
| 1916 | Dinocrinus Wanner |
| 1979 | Calceolispongia Willink p. 164 |
| 2002 | Calceolispongia Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
