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Ventriculites ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosida : Ventriculitidae : Ventriculites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosa : Ventriculitidae : Ventriculites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Ventriculites Mantell, 1822 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Foss. South Downs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 145 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Scyphia cribrosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ventriculites arabicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Ventriculites convolutus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Ventriculites cribrosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Ventriculites cylindratus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Ventriculites fistulosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Ventriculites mammillaris ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Ventriculites radiatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 33 | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Ventriculites stellatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Ventriculites townsendi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1822 | Ventriculites Mantell |
| 2002 | Ventriculites Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Ventriculites 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!
