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Hyalosinica ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Dictyospongiidae : Hyalosinica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Reticulosa : Dictyospongiidae : Hyalosinica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Hyalosinica Steiner, Mehl, Reitner & Erdtmann, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Berl Geowiss Abh Reihe E Palaeobiol 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 520 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | M. Steiner, D. Mehl, and J. Reitner, B.-D. Erdtmann. 1993. Oldest entirely preserved sponges and other fossils from the lowermost Cambrian and a new facies reconstruction of the Yangtze Platform (China). Berlin Geowissen Abhandlungen 9:293-329 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hyalosinica archaica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1993 | Hyalosinica Steiner et al. |
| 2004 | Hyalosinica Finks 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!
