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Malumispongiidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Malumispongiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosa : Malumispongiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Malumispongiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | R. M. Finks, R. E. H. Reid, and J. K. Rigby. 2004. Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part E, Revised E(3):1-872 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Scaphiomanon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Spissiparies ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1967 | Malumispongiidae Rigby |
| 2004 | Malumispongiidae 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!
