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Fiscella
| Description | Fiscella is a surname of Italian origin. Notable people with the surname include: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiscella, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Euplectellidae : Fiscella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosa : Euplectellidae : Fiscella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Fiscella Carrera, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ameghiniana 31 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lyssacinosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lyssacinosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Brückner. 2006. Taxonomy and paleoecology of lyssacinosan Hexactinellida from the Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) of Bornholm, Denmark, in comparison with other Postpaleozoic representatives. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 564:1-103 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiscella |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2006 | Fiscella Brückner |
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!
