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Sporadopyle ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosida : Calyptrellidae : Sporadopyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosa : Sporadopylidae : Sporadopyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Sporadopyle Zittel, 1878 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., 13, Abt. 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 168 - 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 133 - 129 Ma Early/Lower 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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| Scyphia obliqua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sporadopyle obliqua ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 33 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Sporadopyle pusilla ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1877 | Sporadopyle Zittel |
| 1962 | Sporadopyle Lagneau-Herenger |
| 2002 | Sporadopyle 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!
