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Leiostracosia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosida : Ventriculitidae : Leiostracosia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosa : Ventriculitidae : Leiostracosia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Leiostracosia Schrammen, 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Mitt. Mus. Hildesheim, No. 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 129 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lychniscosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lychniscosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Leiostracosia alpina ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Leiostracosia angustata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Leiostracosia brandesi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Leiostracosia impressus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Leiostracosia punctata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Leiostracosia robusta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pachylepisma robusta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scyphia angustata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ventriculites impressus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1902 | Leiostracosia Schrammen |
| 2002 | Leiostracosia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Leiostracosia Finks et al. |
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!
