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Phragmodictya ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Dictyospongiidae : Phragmodictya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Reticulosa : Phragmodictya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Phragmodictya Hall, 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ann. Rep. N. York Mus., 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 530 - 520 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 326 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Reticulosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Reticulosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Phragmodictya jinshaensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 530 Ma Cambrian | |
| Phragmodictya rugosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Phragmodictya 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!
