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Minisiphonella
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sebargasiidae : Minisiphonella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Sebargasiidae : Minisiphonella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Minisiphonella Boiko, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Boiko, Belyaeva & Zhuravleva, [Sphinctozoa of the Phanerozoic of the USSR.] Nauka Moskva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 212 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | oviparous (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. V. Boiko, G. V. Belyaeva, and I. T. Zhuravleva. 1991. Sphinktozoa Phanerozoya Territorii SSSR [Phanerozoic Sphinctozoa of the Territory of the USSR] |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Minisiphonella cribrata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1991 | Minisiphonella Boiko 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!
