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Asthenospongia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Asthenospongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Reticulosa : Asthenospongiidae : Asthenospongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Asthenospongia Rigby, King & Gunther, 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Journal Paleont. 55 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 478 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 458 - 453 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. K. Rigby, J. E. King, and L. F. Gunther. 1981. The new Lower Ordovician protosponge, Athenospongia, from the Phi Kappa Formation in central Idaho. Journal of Paleontology 55(4):842-847 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Asthenospongia acantha ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Asthenospongia cambria ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1981 | Asthenospongia Rigby et al. |
| 2002 | Asthenospongia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Asthenospongia Botting |
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!
